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Syngnathidae
Bastard seahorse
Acentronura gracilissima
Males brood eggs in a pouch beneath the tail
- Temperate
- Restricted distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- East Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Elongated
- Small
- Temperate fish
Temperate
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
SmallBastard seahorse is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 6.2 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Acentronura
- Maximum length
- 6.2 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Pacific: Restricted to areas around Japan and Indochina but there are records from the central and western Indian Ocean.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
