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Microphis brachyurus lineatus in Dominican Republic
Opossum pipefish

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Microphis brachyurus lineatus   (Kaup, 1856)
Family:	Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) , subfamily: Syngnathinae			picture (Mibra_u1.gif) by Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A.
Order:	Syngnathiformes  (pipefishes and seahorses)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Opossum pipefish
Max. size:	95.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5521)
Environment:	pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous
Climate:	subtropical
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Resilience:
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: New Jersey and eastern Florida (USA), Bahamas, Antilles, and from Veracruz, Mexico to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Biology:	Found among floating Sargassum. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Dawson, C.E.. 1984. (Ref. 26455)
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Dominican Republic country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/dr.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	ww.cep.unep.org/rep_dom/Rep_Dom.htm#SEA-PESQUERO
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003
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	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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