WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Bastard Seahorse

Acentronura gracilissima

Also known as: Bastard Pipefish, Graceful Pipefish, Pipehorse, Pygmy Pipefish, Pygmy Pipehorse, Pygmy Seahorse

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@designedforx · KE, Kenya · September 20171 / 1
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, amongst red algae and seaweeds, over shallow rocky reefs.
They feed on tiny invertebrates, which they suck whole into their mouths.

Pipefish are like seahorses in that the male gives birth!
The female deposits their eggs after fertilisation into the males pouch located under their tail to incubate the eggs for one month before giving birth.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found singly or in pairs, amongst red algae and seaweeds, over shallow rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderSyngnathiformes
    5. familySyngnathidae
    6. genusAcentronura
    7. speciesAcentronura gracilissima (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

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    More in the family

    Pipefishes-Seahorses (Syngnathidae)