Pink pipefish

Bryx analicarens

A pipefish curling through western Indian Ocean tide pools

Pink
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
West Asia
Anguilliform
Small
Tropical fish

Pink pipefish is known around Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 12.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Bryx
Maximum length: 12.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Hermits Island (Eritrea), Zanzibar (Tanzania), Seychelles, Makran coast, Kuwait to Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) and Gulf of Oman.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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