Cylix tupareomanaia, the Manaia pygmy pipehorse, is a species of syngnathid, the family of seahorses and pipefish, and is endemic to New Zealand.

[2][3] The authors distinguished the animal as a new genus Cylix, the Greek or Latin word for cup, a reference to the shape of the 'coronet' feature of its head.

[2][3] The researchers collaborated with the Ngātiwai people, traditional owners of the region where the species is found, their elders providing cultural information and names.

This is the first time that an indigenous group (Ngātiwai, a Māori iwi or tribe) has formally named a new species of animal.

[3] It occupies habitat composed of algae, sponges and bryozoans at coral outcrops and reefs.