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Amphelikturus dendriticus (Barbour, 1905)

Description

Common Names

  • Pipehorse , English , Bahamas
  • Pipehorse , English , Cuba
  • Pipehorse , English , Puerto Rico
  • Pipehorse , English , USA
  • Haardsabanõel , Estonian , Estonia
  • 卷尾龍海馬 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 卷尾龙海马 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 枝状细尾海马 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 枝狀細尾海馬 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Caballito enano , Spanish , Cuba
  • Caballito pipa , Spanish , Mexico

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Syngnathiformes

    Family: Syngnathidae

    Genus: Amphelikturus

    Species: Amphelikturus dendriticus (Barbour, 1905)

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Western Atlantic: New Brunswick, Canada and Bermuda to Brazil (Ref. 26938).

    • Biology

    One specimen collected on rubble bottom (Ref. 51183). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    demersal