''Minyichthys inusitatus'', also known as the West Atlantic pipefish is a species of marine fish belonging to the family

Syngnathidae The Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons (''Phycodurus'' and ''Phyllopteryx''). The name is derived from grc, σύν (), meaning "together", and (), meaning "jaw". The fused jaw is one of the tra ...

. They have been be found off the coast of

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and Northern

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, though little is known about their full geographic range or preferred habitat in these areas. ''Minyichthys inusitatus'' is thought to live primarily at depths of greater than 30–40 meters. Their diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as copepods, amphipods, and mysid shrimps. Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth. This small species grows only to lengths of around 2.9 cm on average.

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''Minyichthys inusitatus''
at FishBase Syngnathidae Taxa named by Charles Eric Dawson Fish described in 1983 {{Syngnathiformes-stub