Syngnathidae

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.