{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | name = Offshore pipefish | status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name = Pollom/> | taxon = Bryx veleronis | authority = Herald, 1940 | synonyms = {{Species list|Bryx clarionensis|Fritzsche, 1980}} | synonyms_ref= <ref name=Pollom/> }}

'''''Bryx veleronis''''' ('''offshore pipefish''') is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae.<ref name=Pollom>{{cite journal | author = Pollom, R. | year = 2016 | title = ''Bryx veleronis'' | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2016 | page = e.T154617A67622600 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T154617A67622600.en | doi-access = free }}</ref> It is found in the Eastern Pacific, off the coasts of Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Malpelo Island (Colombia), and the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador).<ref name=Pollom/> There is very little known about this species, but it is thought to inhabit depth ranges of roughly 30-40m, grow to lengths of 6&nbsp;cm, and consume small crustaceans.<ref name=Pollom/> It is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs in a brood pouch until they hatch.<ref name = FishBase>{{FishBase|Bryx|vereonis|month=February|year=2018}}</ref>

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==Further reading== *[http://eol.org/pages/214335/overview Encyclopedia of Life] *[http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Bryx+veleronis Discover Life]

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veleronis Category:Marine fish Category:Fish described in 1940

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