Amphelikturus
{{Short description|Species of fish}}
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| image = Amphelikturus dendriticus.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2015| page = e.T46107486A46959066 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T46107486A46959066.en | doi-access = free }}
| display_parents = 2
| genus = Amphelikturus
| parent_authority = A. E. Parr, 1930
| species = dendriticus
| authority = (T. Barbour, 1905)
| synonyms = *Siphostoma dendriticum Barbour, 1905
- Acentronura dendritica (Barbour, 1905)
| synonyms_ref = {{FishBase|Amphelikturus|dendriticus|month=February|year=2018}}
}}
Amphelikturus dendriticus, the pipehorse, is a species of pygmy pipehorse native to the western Atlantic Ocean. This small, highly camouflaged pipefish is rarely seen.Kuiter, Rudie H. 2000. Seahorses, pipefishes, and the relatives. Chorleywood, UK: TMC Publishing. 240 p This species grows to a length of {{convert|7.5|cm|in}} TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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Category:Taxa named by Thomas Barbour
Category:Fish described in 1905
Category:Monotypic ray-finned fish genera
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