Other identification tools | FishBase

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Micrognathus

(See list of species below)



Select Class:     Select Order:   
Select Family: Subfamily:     Select Genus:

Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):
Select a country:
Only include species occuring above: m

Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional).      Enter total length (TL) and maximum body depth (BD)

Show family drawing(s)



8 species
(see list below)
Export file

1 of 1 Jump to:

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Micrognathus andersonii (Bleeker, 1858)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Micrognathus andersonii
[Shortnose pipefish]

Photo by Fricke, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
Micrognathus brevicorpus Fricke, 2004

Photo by Photo by Fricke, R.
 
Micrognathus brevicorpus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 67.5 cm SL

 
Micrognathus brevirostris
[Thorntail pipefish]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Micrognathus crinitus (Jenyns, 1842)

Photo by Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Micrognathus crinitus
[Banded pipefish]

Photo by Garcia Jr., J.

Southwest Atlantic

Micrognathus erugatus Herald & Dawson, 1974

Photo by Photo by Garcia Jr., J.
 
Micrognathus erugatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL

 
Micrognathus micronotopterus
[Tidepool pipefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL

 
Micrognathus natans
[Offshore pipefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL

 
Micrognathus pygmaeus
[Thorntailed pipefish]


Sort by: Species Length Year
1 of 1 Jump to:
Export file
n = 8

Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Micrognathus andersonii Shortnose pipefish Indo-Pacific 8.5 TL 1858
Micrognathus brevicorpus Western Pacific 7.3 SL 2004
Micrognathus brevirostris Thorntail pipefish Western Indian Ocean 67.5 SL 1838
Micrognathus crinitus Banded pipefish Western Atlantic 15 TL 1842
Micrognathus erugatus Southwest Atlantic 1974
Micrognathus micronotopterus Tidepool pipefish Western Pacific 5.7 SL 1938
Micrognathus natans Offshore pipefish Western Central Pacific 6 TL 1982
Micrognathus pygmaeus Thorntailed pipefish Pacific Ocean 6 TL 1981



Other identification tools in FishBase


Quick Identification
Identification keys
Identification by morphometrics
Identification by pictures:
          If you already know the Family, go to Search FishBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the family.

          If you already know the Country, go to
Search FishBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the country.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to
Search FishBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the ecosystem.
cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013