Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse (Acentronura tentaculata)

Scientific name: Acentronura tentaculata G?nther, 1870

Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse (Acentronura tentaculata)

The Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse (Acentronura tentaculata) is a marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, northern Red Sea and Mozambique to Torres Straits and Queensland, Australia.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acentronura tentaculata
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.3
Depth range
1–20 m (3–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: northern Red Sea and Mozambique to Torres Straits and Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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