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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Acentronura

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

East Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Acentronura breviperula Fraser-Brunner & Whitley, 1949

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Acentronura breviperula
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Western Pacific
 
Acentronura gracilissima
[Bastard seahorse]

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
Acentronura tentaculata Günther, 1870

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com
 
Acentronura tentaculata
[Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse]
3 Species of Family Syngnathidae with Genus Acentronura
(Pipefishes and seahorses)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1949 Acentronura breviperula East Indian Ocean 5 TL
1850 Acentronura gracilissima Bastard seahorse Western Pacific
1870 Acentronura tentaculata Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse Indo-West Pacific 6.3 TL



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