''Microphis'' is a genus 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 (stream pipefishes or river pipefishes) within the family

Syngnathidae The Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons ('' Phycodurus'' and '' Phyllopteryx''). The name is derived from (), meaning "together", and (), meaning "jaw". The fused jaw is one of the traits that ...

. 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'' ( Kaup, 1856) * '' Microphis argulus'' ( W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (flat-nosed pipefish) * '' Microphis brachyurus'' (Bleeker, 1854) (short-tailed pipefish) * ''

Microphis brevidorsalis ''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 riv ...

'' ( de Beaufort, 1913) (stream pipefish) * '' Microphis caudocarinatus'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (slender pipefish, Tawarin river pipefish) * '' Microphis cruentus'' C. E. Dawson & Fourmanoir, 1981 (Dumbéa River pipefish) * '' Microphis cuncalus'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (crocodile-tooth pipefish) * '' Microphis deocata'' (F. Hamilton, 1822) (green, rainbow belly, or deocata pipefish) * '' Microphis dunckeri'' (

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& Mukerji, 1929) * '' Microphis fluviatilis'' (W. K. H. Peters, 1852) (freshwater pipefish) * '' Microphis insularis'' ( Hora, 1925) (Andaman pipefish) * ''

Microphis jagorii ''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 riv ...

'' W. K. H. Peters, 1868 * ''

Microphis leiaspis ''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 riv ...

'' (Bleeker, 1854) (barhead pipefish) * '' Microphis lineatus'' (Kaup, 1856) (opossum pipefish) * ''

Microphis manadensis ''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 riv ...

'' (Bleeker, 1856) (Manado pipefish) * '' Microphis mento'' (Bleeker, 1856) (red pipefish) * '' Microphis millepunctatus'' (Kaup, 1856) (thousand-spot pipefish) * '' Microphis ocellatus'' ( Duncker, 1910) (ocellated pipefish) * '' Microphis pleurostictus'' W. K. H. Peters, 1868 * '' Microphis retzii'' (Bleeker, 1856) (ragged-tail pipefish) * '' Microphis spinachioides'' (Duncker, 1915) (spinach pipefish)

References

Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Johann Jakob Kaup Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Syngnathiformes-stub