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worm pipefish (Penetopteryx nanus)
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Syngnathidae

worm pipefish

Penetopteryx nanus

Pipefish beneath Western Central Atlantic

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Anguilliform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

worm pipefish is known from Western Central Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in reef habitat.

Maximum length
3.2 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas. Isla de Pro videncia in western Caribbean (Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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