''Amphelikturus dendriticus'', the pipehorse, is a
species
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of
pygmy pipehorse native to the western
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
. This small, highly camouflaged pipefish is rarely seen.
[Kuiter, Rudie H. 2000. Seahorses, pipefishes, and the relatives. Chorleywood, UK: TMC Publishing. 240 p] This species grows to a length of
TL. This species is the only known member of its
genus
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.
References
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Syngnathidae
Taxa named by Thomas Barbour
Fish described in 1905
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