Dwarf Pipehorse
Acentronura tentaculata
- Usual depth1.5 m
- Water temperature24°C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Acentronura tentaculata, the shortpouch pygmy pipehorse , northern little pipehorse, or dwarf pipehorse, is a species of pygmy pipehorse from the family Syngnathidae. The status of this species is debated and Acentronura breviperula is considered to be subsumed within this species by some authorities. The exact distribution of this species may be as wide as the western Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to New Caledonia and the northern Great Barrier Reef. Other authorities however describe Acentronura tentaculata as being endemic to the Red Sea.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1.5 m · Deepest record: 1.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24°C
Names and classification
- English
- Dwarf Pipehorse, Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Pez pipa enano
- French
- Pseudo-hippocampe pygmée du Mozambique
- Japanese
- Tatsunohatoko, タツノハトコ
Other scientific names: Acentronura mossambica, Syngnathoides algensis
Similar species
- Dwarf Pipehorse
Acentronura breviperula
- Bastard Seahorse
Acentronura gracilissima
Banded PipefishCorythoichthys flavofasciatus
Bloodspot PipefishCorythoichthys haematopterus
Banded pipefishCorythoichthys intestinalis
Bluestripe pipefishDoryrhamphus excisus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 18 open-data records from 1949 to 1997.
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