Micrognathus

Micrognathus
Micrognathus crinitus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Micrognathus Duncker, 1912
Type species
Syngnathus brevirostris Rüppell, 1838

Micrognathus is a genus of pipefishes, with these currently recognized species:[1]

• Micrognathus andersonii (Bleeker, 1858) (shortnose pipefish)
• Micrognathus brevicorpus R. Fricke, 2004
• Micrognathus brevirostris (Rüppell, 1838)
  • M. b. brevirostris (Rüppell, 1838) (thorntail pipefish)
• Micrognathus crinitus (Jenyns, 1842) (banded pipefish)
• Micrognathus erugatus Herald & C. E. Dawson, 1974
• Micrognathus micronotopterus (Fowler, 1938) (tidepool pipefish)
• Micrognathus natans C. E. Dawson, 1982 (offshore pipefish)

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Micrognathus". FishBase. October 2012 version.