Roughsnout Dwarf Pipefish

Minyichthys sentus

Six Centimeters Pipefish of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Small
Tropical fish

Minyichthys sentus is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. Little is known about this species preferred habitat and their proposed geographic distribution is based on only three specimens, two found in the Atlantic near Southern Spain and one found in the Mediterranean near Gibraltar. They have been recorded at depths of up to 170 meters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Minyichthys
Maximum length: 6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: off Morocco, the Canary Islands and from off Algeria in the Mediterranean (Ref. 6733 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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