Microphis spinachioides, Spinach pipefish

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Microphis spinachioides (Duncker, 1915)

Spinach pipefish

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Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Nerophinae
Etymology: Microphis: Greek, mikros = small + greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce demersal; potamódromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 3°S - 4°S

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Oceania: Sepik River and its midstream tributary (570 km upstream), the May River, Papua New Guinea. Also known from Ramu river (Ref. 13533).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2847)

Descrição breve Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total): 0; Raios dorsais moles (total): 57-63

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Not well known, few specimens collected upstream 35-100 km from the sea. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

A male carries 150 embryos in its brood pouch (Ref. 2847).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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