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Barbed pipefish (Urocampus nanus)
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Syngnathidae

Barbed pipefish

Urocampus nanus

Thirteen Point Four Centimeters Carp of Japanese Waters

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Restricted distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Anguilliform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Barbed pipefish is a marine fish from Northwest Pacific. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 13.4 cm.

Maximum length
13.4 cm
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: restricted to southern Japan and adjacent coasts.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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