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Acentronura
Acentronura is a genus of pygmy pipehorse native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. The name is derived from the Greek ακεντρονουρα, or a-kentron-oura, and refers to the lack of a sting on the tail.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse
speciesAcentronura breviperula
Dwarf Pipehorse
speciesAcentronura tentaculata
Graceful Pipehorse
speciesAcentronura gracilissima
Acentronura mossambica
speciesAcentronura mossambica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86203.