''Micrognathus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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 Pipefish look like straight-bodied se ...

es, with these currently recognized species: * '' Micrognathus andersonii'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Micrognathus brevicorpus'' R. Fricke, 2004 * '' Micrognathus brevirostris'' (Rüppell, 1838) ** ''M. b. brevirostris'' ( Rüppell, 1838) (thorntail pipefish) * '' Micrognathus crinitus'' ( Jenyns, 1842) (banded pipefish) * '' Micrognathus erugatus''

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& C. E. Dawson, 1974 * '' Micrognathus micronotopterus'' ( Fowler, 1938) (tidepool pipefish) * '' Micrognathus natans'' C. E. Dawson, 1982 (offshore pipefish)

References

Syngnathidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Georg Duncker {{Syngnathiformes-stub