''Microphis insularis'', also known as the Andaman pipefish, is a species of freshwater
pipefish belonging to the family
Sygnathidae.
[ This species is found only in rivers and streams located in the Andaman Islands, India.][Dawson, C.E. 1984. Revision of the Genus Microphis Kaup (Pisces: Syngnathidae). Bulletin of Marine Science 35(2): 117-181.][Dawson, C.E. 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs.] They can reach in length and reproduce through ovoviviparity
Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a term used as a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparous and live-bearing viviparous reproduction. Ovoviviparous animals possess embryos that develop insi ...
, in which males carry eggs and give live birth.[ The Andaman pipefish is considered threatened likely due to the effects of habitat degradation, ]invasive species
An invasive species otherwise known as an alien is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Although most introduced species are neutral or beneficial with respect to other species, invasive species ad ...
, and the alteration of flow of its freshwater habitats.
References
External links
''Microphis insularis''
at Global Diversity Information Facility
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Fish described in 1925
insularis