| Microphis | |
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| Short-tailed pipefish (Microphis brachyurus) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Microphis Kaup, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Syngnathus deocata (Hamilton 1822) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Microphis is a genus ofpipefishes (stream pipefishes orriver pipefishes) within the familySyngnathidae. Members of this genus are notable among the Syngnathidae for residing in mainly fresh and brackish waters.[1] Adults breed in coastal rivers, streams, or lakes, and fertilized eggs are carried by the male pipefish in a brood pouch extending along his entire ventral surface.[2]
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
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