Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse (Acentronura tentaculata) fish species and information / pictures of Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse - Acentronura tentaculata

Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse (Acentronura tentaculata) fish species information

Scientific Name
Acentronura tentaculata

Common Name
Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4. Brown in color, dermal flaps blackish. Caudal absent in sub adults and adults. Females are slender and pipefish-like, but larger males are more seahorse-like (Ref. 48635).

Classification

Classified By
G?nther, 1870
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Pipefishes and Seahorses (Syngnathiformes)
Family
Pipefishes and seahorses (Syngnathidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: northern Red Sea and Mozambique to Torres Straits and Queensland, Australia.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
1 m
Depth To - meters
20 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 20 m (Ref. 48635)
Trophic Level
3.18 s.e. 0.45 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
6.3 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated