Enneacampus ansorgii, the African freshwater pipefish, is a pipefish in the family Syngnathidae (pipefishes and seahorses).[2] It is widely distributed in coastal rivers and streams of Western Africa, being found in both slow and fast flowing water from the Gambia River to the Cuanza River in Angola.[1] It is most likely that the specific name honours the explorer William John Ansorge (1850–1913).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Enneacampus |
| Species: | E. ansorgii
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| Binomial name | |
| Enneacampus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
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References
edit- ^ a b Pollom, R. (2017). "Enneacampus ansorgii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T167999A96891636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T167999A96891636.en.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneacampus ansorgii". FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ^ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. A". Hans G. Hansson. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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