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title: Max Weber’s Pipefish (Cosmocampus maxweberi)
scientific_name: Cosmocampus maxweberi
common_name: Max Weber’s Pipefish
taxon: Pipefishes
conservation_status: LC - Least Concern
published: 2024-10-30T10:07:11.288Z
updated: 2025-11-25T13:58:09.000Z
tags: Max Weber’s Pipefish, Cosmocampus maxweberi, Pipefishes, Red Sea, Marine Life, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/pipefishes/max-webers-pipefish
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# Max Weber’s Pipefish (*Cosmocampus maxweberi*)

**Taxon:** Pipefishes (*Syngnathinae*)  
**Conservation Status:** LC - Least Concern  


The Cosmocampus maxweberi, commonly referred to as Maxweber's pipefish, is a marine species within the family Syngnathidae. Its distribution spans the Red Sea, extending from Sumatra to Tonga and Samoa, and reaching from the Marshall Islands to the Great Barrier Reef. Adult individuals inhabit reef environments and reef-rubble down to depths of 36 meters, whereas the planktonic juveniles are typically observed within the upper 85 meters of water columns ranging from 1500 to 2000 meters deep. The diet of adult Maxweber’s pipefish likely consists of small crustaceans, akin to other species within the pipefish group, and they can reach up to 10 centimeters in length. This species is ovoviviparous, with males assuming the role of carrying eggs until the offspring are born live.

The species’ specific name is a tribute to the German-Dutch zoologist and biogeographer Max Carl Wilhelm Weber (1852–1937).

In terms of appearance, the Cosmocampus maxweberi exhibits a color palette ranging from pale red to tan, accented by a distinct dark lateral stripe on the snout and brown markings on the head. Additionally, it may feature dark brown bars along its ventral and lower sides.

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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/pipefishes/max-webers-pipefish)*
*Updated: November 25, 2025*