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Banded Pipefish (Micrognathus crinitus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Micrognathus crinitus

(Jenyns, 1842)

Banded Pipefish

Also known as: Harlequin Pipefish, West Indian Pipefish, Insular Pipefish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–21 m

Max size

15 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Syngnathiformes

Family

Syngnathidae

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Short-Snouted Seahorse

Longsnout Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi)

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Greater Pipefish (Syngnathus acus)

Syngnathus acus

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Shortfin Pipefish (Cosmocampus elucens)

Cosmocampus elucens

Shortfin Pipefish

Pugnose Pipefish (Bryx dunckeri)

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Pugnose Pipefish

Crested Pipefish (Cosmocampus brachycephalus)

Cosmocampus brachycephalus

Crested Pipefish

Snake Pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus)

Entelurus aequoreus

Snake Pipefish

Whitenose Pipefish (Cosmocampus albirostris)

Cosmocampus albirostris

Whitenose Pipefish

Image: © João D'Andretta (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source