Biology:Amphelikturus dendriticus
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Amphelikturus A. E. Parr, 1930 |
| Species: | A. dendriticus
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| Amphelikturus dendriticus (T. Barbour, 1905)
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Amphelikturus dendriticus, the pipehorse, is a species of pygmy pipehorse native to the western Atlantic Ocean. This small, highly camouflaged pipefish is rarely seen.[3] This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
- ↑ Pollom, R.; Brenner, J.; Williams, J.T. (2015). "Acentronura dendritica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T46107486A46959066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T46107486A46959066.en.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Amphelikturus dendriticus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ↑ Kuiter, Rudie H. 2000. Seahorses, pipefishes, and the relatives. Chorleywood, UK: TMC Publishing. 240 p
External links
- Photos of Amphelikturus dendriticus on Sealife Collection
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