''Micrognathus'' is a
genus
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of
pipefish
Pipefishes or pipe-fishes (Syngnathinae) are a subfamily of small fishes, which, together with the seahorses and seadragons (''Phycodurus'' and ''Phyllopteryx''), form the family Syngnathidae.
Description
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es, with these currently recognized species:
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Micrognathus andersonii
''Micrognathus'' is a genus of pipefishes, with these currently recognized species:
* '' Micrognathus andersonii'' ( Bleeker, 1858) (shortnose pipefish)
* '' Micrognathus brevicorpus'' R. Fricke, 2004
* '' Micrognathus brevirostris'' (Rüppell, ...
''
(Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Micrognathus brevicorpus
''Micrognathus'' is a genus of pipefishes, with these currently recognized species:
* ''Micrognathus andersonii'' ( Bleeker, 1858) (shortnose pipefish)
* '' Micrognathus brevicorpus'' R. Fricke, 2004
* '' Micrognathus brevirostris'' (Rüppell, 1 ...
'' R. Fricke, 2004
* ''Micrognathus brevirostris
''Micrognathus'' is a genus of pipefishes, with these currently recognized species:
* ''Micrognathus andersonii'' ( Bleeker, 1858) (shortnose pipefish)
* ''Micrognathus brevicorpus'' R. Fricke, 2004
* '' Micrognathus brevirostris'' (Rüppell, 18 ...
'' (Rüppell, 1838)
** ''M. b. brevirostris'' ( Rüppell, 1838) (thorntail pipefish)
* ''Micrognathus crinitus
''Micrognathus'' is a genus of pipefishes, with these currently recognized species:
* '' Micrognathus andersonii'' ( Bleeker, 1858) (shortnose pipefish)
* '' Micrognathus brevicorpus'' R. Fricke, 2004
* '' Micrognathus brevirostris'' (Rüppell, ...
'' ( Jenyns, 1842) (banded pipefish)
* ''Micrognathus erugatus
''Micrognathus'' is a genus of pipefishes, with these currently recognized species:
* '' Micrognathus andersonii'' ( Bleeker, 1858) (shortnose pipefish)
* '' Micrognathus brevicorpus'' R. Fricke, 2004
* '' Micrognathus brevirostris'' (Rüppell, ...
'' Herald
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& C. E. Dawson, 1974
* ''Micrognathus micronotopterus
''Micrognathus'' is a genus of pipefishes, with these currently recognized species:
* ''Micrognathus andersonii'' ( Bleeker, 1858) (shortnose pipefish)
* ''Micrognathus brevicorpus'' R. Fricke, 2004
* ''Micrognathus brevirostris'' (Rüppell, 183 ...
'' ( Fowler, 1938) (tidepool pipefish)
* ''Micrognathus natans
''Micrognathus'' is a genus of pipefishes, with these currently recognized species:
* ''Micrognathus andersonii'' ( Bleeker, 1858) (shortnose pipefish)
* '' Micrognathus brevicorpus'' R. Fricke, 2004
* '' Micrognathus brevirostris'' (Rüppell, 1 ...
'' C. E. Dawson, 1982 (offshore pipefish)
References
Syngnathidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Georg Duncker
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