pugnose pipefish

Bryx dunckeri

Seven Point Five Centimeters Pipefish of the Brazilian Coast

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Anguilliform
Small
Tropical fish

Bryx dunckeri (pugnose pipefish) is a species of pipefish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, from North Carolina to Florida and the Bahamas, in the Gulf of Mexico, and off South America to Macau, Brazil. It inhabits shallow waters (1–30 metres (3.3–98.4 ft)) above algae and rock, both in estuaries and seagrass beds.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Bryx
Maximum length: 7.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ) to North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to the West Indies; extending to northern South America (Ref. 7251 ). Lesser Antilles (Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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