Micrognathus | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Micrognathus crinitus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Micrognathus in FishBase. October 2012 version.