Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Syngnathidae (Family)
      └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
       └Acentronura (Genus)

Seahorses & Pipefishes
Pipefishes

Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse

Brown-Banded Pipefish

Network Pipefish

Ringed Pipefish

Naia Pipefish

Orange-Banded Pipefish

Winged Pipefish

Thread Pipefish

Shortnose Pipefish

Micrognathus sp.

Mushroom Coral Pipefish

Double-Ended Pipefish

Short-Tailed Pipefish



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