Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Syngnathidae (Family) Seahorses and Pipefishes
      └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
       └Acentronura (Genus) Pipefishes
        └A. tentaculata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217979🔗
iNaturalist ID: 142921🔗

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