Minyichthys inusitatus

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West Atlantic pipefish
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Minyichthys
Species:
M. inusitatus
Binomial name
Minyichthys inusitatus

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]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 Williams, J.T.; Brenner, J.; Pollom, R. "Minyichthys inusitatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. 1 2 Herald, E.S.; Randall, J.E. (1972). "Five new Indo-Pacific pipefishes". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 39 (11): 121–140.
  5. ↑ Fritzsche, R.A.; Vincent, A. (2002). Gasterosteiformes Syngnathidae.


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