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Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Acentronura

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3 species (see list below)
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Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

East Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Acentronura breviperula Fraser-Brunner & Whitley, 1949

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Acentronura breviperula
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Acentronura gracilissima
[Bastard seahorse]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
Acentronura tentaculata Günther, 1870

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Acentronura tentaculata
[Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acentronura breviperula East Indian Ocean 5 TL 1949
Acentronura gracilissima Bastard seahorse Western Pacific 1850
Acentronura tentaculata Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse Indo-West Pacific 6.3 TL 1870



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