Micrognathus

Micrognathus
Micrognathus crinitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus:
Duncker, 1912
Type species
Syngnathus brevirostris
Rüppell, 1838

Micrognathus is a genus of pipefishes, with these currently recognized species:[1]

  • 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 Herald & C. E. Dawson, 1974
  • Micrognathus micronotopterus (Fowler, 1938) (tidepool pipefish)
  • Micrognathus natans C. E. Dawson, 1982 (offshore pipefish)
  • Micrognathus pygmaeus Fritzsche, 1981

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Micrognathus". FishBase. October 2012 version.


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