| Trích dẫn | Short, G., R. Smith, D. Harasti and L. Claassens, 2024, A new record and species of pygmy pipehorse of the genus Cylix (Teleostei, Syngnathidae) from South Africa and the African Continent.. Ichthyol. Herpetol. 112(3):315-327. |
| Tài liệu tham khảo | Short, G., R. Smith, D. Harasti and L. Claassens, 2024 |
| Trang | 316;fig.1-9;tab.1-3 |
| Được đặt tên là Được sử dụng như là hợp lệ | Cylix nkosi |
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| Địa phương | South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Sodwana Bay and Kosi Bay, 2 Mile Reef, SMF F041935. |
| Sự phân bố | West Indian Ocean: South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal (Sodwana Bay and Kosi Bay); 22 m. |
| Trích dẫn | urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:A645A185-D9E1-42B2-9347-FBA8BAA9EE26. likely has a wider distribution along the tropical Indian Ocean coast of East Africa and remains undetected, perhaps attributable to its cryptic behavior and diminutive size, low abundance throughout its range, a rarity in the regions where surveys have been conducted, or misidentification as members of Acentronura, Hippocampus. Future surveys, as well as observations by recreational scuba divers, may confirm its occurrence in northern regions such as Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, and offshore areas towards Madagascar. |