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Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker, 1854)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Syngnathiformes
family
Syngnathidae
genus
Microphis
species
Microphis brachyurus

Name

Synonyms
Dorichthys millepunctatus Kaup, 1856
Doryichthys auronitens Kaup, 1856
Doryichthys brachyurus (Bleeker, 1854)
Doryichthys hasselti Kaup, 1856
Doryichthys philippinus Fowler, 1918
Doryichthys pristipeltis Kaup, 1856
Microphis bleekeri Day, 1865
Microphis brachyurus brachyurus
Microphis jouani Duméril, 1870
Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker, 1854)
Oostethus brachyurus brachyurus
Syngnathus brachyurus Bleeker, 1854
Syngnathus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1856
Homonyms
Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker, 1854)
Common names
Peixe-cachimbo-de-cauda-curta in Portuguese
Short-tail River Pipefish in English
Short-tailed pipefish in English
Short-tailed pipefish in English
Syngnathe in French
Syngnathe in French
Syngnathe à queue courte in French
Syngnathe à queue courte in French
jehla krátkoocasá in Czech
opossum pipefish in English
opossum pipefish in English
opossum pipefish in English
pez pipa culebra in Spanish
pez pipa culebra in Spanish
pez pipa culebra in Spanish
shorttailed pipefish in English
shorttailed pipefish in English
trompetero colinegro in Spanish
trompetero colinegro in Spanish
Короткохвостая игла-рыба in Russian
テングヨウジ in Japanese
短尾海龍 in Chinese
짧은꼬리실고기 in Korean
Opossum Pipefish in English
opossum pipefish in English
pez pipa culebra in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  2. Claro, Rodolfo, and Lynne R. Parenti / Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and L. R. Parenti, eds., 2001: Chapter 2: The Marine Ichthyofauna of Cuba. Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba. 21-57.
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  4. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  5. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  6. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
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