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Microphis
''Microphis'' is a genus of pipefishes (stream pipefishes or river pipefishes) within the family Syngnathidae. Members of this genus are notable among the Syngnathidae for residing in mainly fresh and brackish waters. Adults breed in coastal rivers, streams, or lakes, and fertilized eggs are carried by the male pipefish in a brood pouch extending along his entire ventral surface. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''Microphis aculeatus'' (Johann Jakob Kaup, Kaup, 1856) * ''Microphis argulus'' (Wilhelm Peters, W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (flat-nosed pipefish) * ''Microphis brachyurus'' (Bleeker, 1854) (short-tailed pipefish) * ''Microphis brevidorsalis'' (Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort, de Beaufort, 1913) (stream pipefish) * ''Microphis caudocarinatus'' (Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (slender pipefish, Tawarin river pipefish) * ''Microphis cruentus'' Charles Eric Dawson, C. E. Dawson & Pierre Fourmanoir, Fourmanoir, 1981 (Dumbéa River pipef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short-tailed Pipefish
The short-tailed pipefish (''Microphis brachyurus'') is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is found in fresh and brackish waters from Sri Lanka and India east to southern Japan and the Society Islands. It inhabits places with little or no current in rivers, streams and estuaries. It formerly included three subspecies, but these are now regarded as separate species: ''Microphis aculeatus'' of the East Atlantic region, '' Microphis lineatus'' of the West Atlantic and Caribbean regions, and '' Microphis millepunctatus'' of the Western Indian Ocean region. The short-tailed pipefish reaches up to in standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of fish anatomy, their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and fishery biology. Overall length Standard length (SL) is .... References * http://australianmuseum.net.au/short-tail-river-pipefish-microphis-brachyurus-bleeker-185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
