Minyichthys inusitatus, also known as the West Atlantic pipefish is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.[2] They have been be found off the coast of Panama and Northern Argentina, though little is known about their full geographic range or preferred habitat in these areas.[3] Minyichthys inusitatus is thought to live primarily at depths of greater than 30–40 meters.[3] Their diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as copepods, amphipods, and mysid shrimps.[4] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.[4] This small species grows only to lengths of around 2.9 cm on average.[5]
| West Atlantic pipefish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Minyichthys |
| Species: | M. inusitatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Minyichthys inusitatus C. E. Dawson 1983[2]
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References
edit- ^ Williams, J.T.; Brenner, J.; Pollom, R. (2015). "Minyichthys inusitatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T47150568A47461891. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T47150568A47461891.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Williams, J.T.; Brenner, J.; Pollom, R. "Minyichthys inusitatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ a b Dawson, C.E. (1983). "Western Atlantic Occurrence of the Genus Minyichthys (Pisces: Syngnathidae), with description of M. inusitatus n. sp". Copeia. 1983 (3): 774–776. doi:10.2307/1444345. JSTOR 1444345.
- ^ a b Herald, E.S.; Randall, J.E. (1972). "Five new Indo-Pacific pipefishes". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 39 (11): 121–140.
- ^ Fritzsche, R.A.; Vincent, A. (2002). Gasterosteiformes Syngnathidae.
External links
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