Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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4 species
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Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
Bryx analicarens (Duncker, 1915)

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Bryx analicarens
[Pink pipefish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Bryx dunckeri (Metzelaar, 1919)

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Bryx dunckeri
[Pugnose pipefish]
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Bryx randalli
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Bryx veleronis Herald, 1940

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Bryx veleronis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bryx analicarens Pink pipefish Western Indian Ocean 12.5 SL 1915
Bryx dunckeri Pugnose pipefish Western Atlantic 7.5 TL 1919
Bryx randalli Western Atlantic 1965
Bryx veleronis Eastern Pacific 6 SL 1940



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