Bryx dunckeri

FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
SyngnathidaeBryx dunckeri(Metzelaar)1919Pugnose Pipefish

Bryx dunckeri

Unique Characters: Lateral ridge interrupted above anus. Snout short, length goes into head length 2-3 times. Pale to red-brown; sometimes banded. Anal fin absent.

Similar Species: Dwarf Pipefish Cosmocampus hildebrandi. Lateral ridge interrupted above anus. Snout short, length goes into head length 2-3 times. Pale brown, without distinctive marks. Anal fin present.

Syngnathus hildebrandi
Dwarf Pipefish – Cosmocampus hildebrandi – Photo Credit G.W. Link

Reference: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. A field guide to the Atlantic Coast fishes of North America. The Peterson Field Guide Series. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 354 p.

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