Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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Photo by © Richard Smith - OceanRealmImages.com

West Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
Cylix nkosi Short, Smith, Harasti & Claassens, 2024

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Cylix nkosi
[Sodwana pygmy pipehorse]

Photo by Middleton, I.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Cylix tupareomanaia Short, Trnski & Ngātiwai, 2021

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Cylix tupareomanaia
[Manaia pygmy pipehorse]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cylix nkosi Sodwana pygmy pipehorse West Indian Ocean 4.7 SL 2024
Cylix tupareomanaia Manaia pygmy pipehorse Southwest Pacific 5.6 SL 2021



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