Microphis
Encyclopedia
Microphis is a genus of fish
in the Syngnathidae
family.
It contains the following species:
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes the seahorses, the pipefishes, and the weedy and leafy sea dragons. The name is derived from Greek, meaning "fused jaw" - syn meaning fused or together, and gnathus meaning jaws. This fused jaw trait is something the entire family has in common...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Microphis argulus
- slender pipefishSlender pipefishThe slender pipefish is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is endemic to West Papua in Indonesia.-References:* Allen, G. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
(Microphis caudocarinatus) - spinach pipefishSpinach pipefishThe spinach pipefish is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.-Source:* Allen, G. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
(Microphis spinachioides) - Opossum PipefishOpossum PipefishThe opossum pipefish is a U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service . Species of Concern are those species about which the U.S. Government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, has some concerns regarding status and threats, but for which insufficient...
(Microphis brachyurus lineatus)