''Syngnathus macrophthalmus'' is a pipefish species, found only around Suez and Hurghada (Al Ghardaqah) in the northwestern

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macrophthalmus ''Macrophthalmus'' is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species (arranged into subgenera): ;Subgenus ''Chaenostoma'' Stimpson, 1858 *'' Macrophthalmus boscii'' Audouin, 1826 *'' Macrophthalm ...

Fish described in 1915 Fish of the Red Sea Fish of Africa Taxa named by Georg Duncker {{Syngnathiformes-stub