Thorntailed pipefish

Micrognathus pygmaeus

Six Centimeters Pipefish from New Caledonia

Thorntailed pipefish is a marine fish from Pacific Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Micrognathus
Maximum length: 6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: Moluccas to Society Islands, north to Marshall Islands; south to New Caledonia; Palau, Mariana Islands, and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.

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