Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse
Acentronura tentaculata
Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse
Category: Pipefishes
Scientific Name: Acentronura tentaculata
Synonyms: Acentronura breviperula
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 6-60 ft. (2-18 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Syngnathiformes (Order)
      └Syngnathidae (Family)
       └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
        └Acentronura (Genus)
         └A. tentaculata (Species)

Seahorses & Pipefishes
Pipefishes

Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse

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Network Pipefish

Shortfin Pipefish

Winged Pipefish

Thread Pipefish

Shortnose Pipefish

Harlequin Pipefish

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Mushroom Coral Pipefish

Double-Ended Pipefish

Short-Tailed Pipefish

Ringed Pipefish

Naia Pipefish

Orange-Banded Pipefish



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