Biology:Micrognathus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Micrognathus
Micrognathus crinitus - pone.0010676.g031.png
Micrognathus crinitus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Micrognathus
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)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Micrognathus in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2785925 entry