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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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