Amphelikturus dendriticus

Amphelikturus dendriticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Syngnathiformes
Family:Syngnathidae
Genus:Amphelikturus
A. E. Parr, 1930
Species: A. dendriticus
Binomial name
Amphelikturus dendriticus
(T. Barbour, 1905)
Synonyms[2]
  • Siphostoma dendriticum Barbour, 1905
  • Acentronura dendritica (Barbour, 1905)

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

  1. ↑ Pollom, R.; Brenner, J. & Williams, J.T. (2015). "Acentronura dendritica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015:: e.T46107486A46959066. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Amphelikturus dendriticus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. ↑ Kuiter, Rudie H. 2000. Seahorses, pipefishes, and the relatives. Chorleywood, UK: TMC Publishing. 240 p


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