''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
Pipefish look like straight-bodied s ...
es, with these currently recognized species:
* ''
Micrognathus andersonii''
( Bleeker, 1858) (shortnose pipefish)
* ''
Micrognathus brevicorpus''
R. Fricke, 2004
* ''
Micrognathus brevirostris''
(Rüppell, 1838)
** ''M. b. brevirostris''
( Rüppell, 1838) (thorntail pipefish)
* ''
Micrognathus crinitus''
( 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'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1858) (shortnose pipefish)
* ''Micrognathus brevicorpus'' Ronald Fricke, R. Fricke, 2004
* ''Micrognathus ...
''
( Fowler, 1938) (tidepool pipefish)
* ''
Micrognathus natans''
C. E. Dawson, 1982 (offshore pipefish)
* ''
Micrognathus pygmaeus''
Fritzsche, 1981
References
Syngnathidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Georg Duncker
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