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

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Smith, D.G.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Penetopteryx nanus (Rosén, 1911)

Photo by Smith, D.G.
 
Penetopteryx nanus
[Lost pipefish]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Penetopteryx taeniocephalus
[Oceanic pipefish]
2 Species of Family Syngnathidae with Genus Penetopteryx
(Pipefishes and seahorses)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1911 Penetopteryx nanus Lost pipefish Western Central Atlantic 3.2 SL
1881 Penetopteryx taeniocephalus Oceanic pipefish Indo-Pacific 7.3 SL



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