Species: Minyichthys inusitatus, Uncommon Pipefish

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Minyichthys inusitatus Dawson, 1983
Uncommon Pipefish
Snout short, ~ eye length; ridge all along center of snout with a conical spine at center of snout, joining at rear with a pair of ridges on top of head; side of snout without spines; a low ridge along entire operculum angles slightly up and back; dorsal fin 21; anal fin 3; pectoral fin 10; no pelvic fins; tail fin 8; trunk rings 17-21, total rings 52-62; upper body and tail ridges interrupted near rear of dorsal fin; lower trunk ridge ends near anus; side trunk ridge joins lower tail ridge just behind anus; main trunk ridges indented to notched between rings, edges minutely toothed; trunk rings 18-19, tail rings 34-37, total rings 52-62; brood pouch under the tail, plates close with 1 overlapping the other; body cross-section V shaped below a little concave above; head and body without skin flaps.
Preserved fish tan; several narrow brown bars across nape; body with 10-11 brownish bars each 2-3 rings wide, separated by 2 ring pale interspaces; fins clear.
Reaches 3 cm.
The 2 collected specimens are pelagic juveniles collected in 100 m or more of water, although adults of other members of the genus are benthic.
Depth: 100-175 m.
Panama and Argentina.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Near Surface
- Surface
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Soft bottom only
- Water column
- Flotsam
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Live birth
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Also in Brazil
- Continent
- Continent only
- Extends South of GC
- GC non-endemic
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Temperate (>35N)
- IUCN Red List
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- Data deficient
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 3
- Depth Range Min
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- 100
- Depth Range Max
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- 175