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Microphis argulus (Peters, 1855)

Flat-nosed pipepfish
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Microphis argulus
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Mayotte country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Also Ref. 97629.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Keith, P., G. Marquet, P. Valade, P. Bosc and E. Vigneux, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 32 m (Ref. 86942).   Tropical; 5°S - 20°S

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