Amphelikturus

Amphelikturus dendriticus, the pipehorse, is a species of pygmy pipehorse native to the western Atlantic Ocean. This small, highly camouflaged pipefish is rarely seen.^[3] This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Amphelikturus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Amphelikturus A. E. Parr, 1930
Species:	A. dendriticus
Binomial name
Amphelikturus dendriticus (T. Barbour, 1905)
Synonyms[2]
Siphostoma dendriticum Barbour, 1905 Acentronura dendritica (Barbour, 1905)