FB-7731 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7731 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Micrognathus Micrognathus natans Dawson, 1982 Offshore pipefish Dagum-dagum 斐济小颌海龙 斐濟小頜海龍 1993-03-26 2015-04-17 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali0 English and local common names of Philippine fishes. U. S. Dept. of Interior and Fish and Wildl. Serv. Circular No. 14, U. S. Gov't Printing Office, Washington. 128 p. (Ref. 2857) Dawson, C.E.0 Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. (Ref. 5316) Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall0 Seahorses: an identification guide to the world's species and their conservation. Project Seahorse, London. 214 p. (Ref. 30915) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. 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(Ref. 90102) FB-GeneralDescr-7731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-03-26 00:00:00 2015-04-17 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7731 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Specimens known only from plankton samples collected by midwater trawl or surface dipnet. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Dawson, C.E. 1985 Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. (Ref. 5316) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Kristine Santos 2003-10-06 00:00:00 2013-02-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7731 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Similar to M. andersonii but more slender, longer snout and has fewer trunk-rings, normally 14 versus 15-17 (Ref. 48635).Description: Characterized by dark brown color with 8-12 narrow whitish bars across back; head, trunk and tail ridges usually with small white spots; 10 caudal rays; rings 14-15 + 37-31; discontinuous superior trunk and tail ridges; inferior trunk ridge ends at anal ring; continuous lateral trunk ridge with inferior tail ridge; length of snout 2.2-2.5 in head length; depth of snout 2.9-4.0 in snout length; head length 6.9-7.8 in SL (Ref. 90102). Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 1-302. (Ref. 48635) FB-Morphology-7731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Kristine Santos 2003-10-06 00:00:00 2013-02-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7731 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Analsoft rays: 2 - 4 Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 1-302. (Ref. 48635) FB-Distribution-7731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-03-26 00:00:00 2013-05-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7731 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Western Central Pacific: Christmas Island, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), off New Caledonia and the Fiji Islands. Dawson, C.E. 1985 Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. (Ref. 5316) FB-LifeCycle-7731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-03-26 00:00:00 2015-04-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=7731&StockCode=8041 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-7731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Auda Kareen Ortañez 2008-11-06 00:00:00 2013-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ natans Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen 2006 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154) FB-Size-7731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-03-26 00:00:00 2015-04-17 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7731 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 6.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)) Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 1-302. (Ref. 48635) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-7731 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-03-26 00:00:00 2015-04-17 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7731 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 25 m (Ref. 86942) Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez 2011 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942)