Slender pipefish (Microphis caudocarinatus)

Scientific name: Microphis caudocarinatus Weber, 1907

The Slender pipefish (Microphis caudocarinatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Syngnathidae. Native range: Asia, known only from a juvenile specimen collected in the Tawarin River, northern Irian Jaya, Indonesia in 1903.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 42

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Microphis caudocarinatus
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.8
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: known only from a juvenile specimen collected in the Tawarin River, northern Irian Jaya, Indonesia in 1903.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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