FB-7737 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7737 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Microphis Microphis retzii (Bleeker, 1856) Ragged-tail pipefish Retz's pipefish Syngnathe commun Tani-youji Dagum-dagum Tia'i pape 雷氏腹囊海龍 雷氏腹囊海龙 Doryichthys retzi (Bleeker, 1856) Doryichthys retzii (Bleeker, 1856) Lophocampus retzii (Bleeker, 1856) Microphis caudatus Peters, 1869 Syngnathus retzii Bleeker, 1856 1993-03-29 2025-01-20 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Eschmeyer, W.N.0 Catalog of the genera of recent fishes. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA. 697 p. (Ref. 1830) Allen, G.R.0 Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847) Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali0 English and local common names of Philippine fishes. U. S. 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(Ref. 132364) FB-GeneralDescr-7737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-03-29 00:00:00 2025-01-20 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7737 Majority of collections are from freshwater streams and rivers. Probably reaches 14.5 cm SL. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Haÿ, V., M.I. Mennesson, C. Lord and P. Keith 2023 Why several when one can unite them all? Integrative taxonomic revision of Indo-Pacific freshwater pipefish (Nerophinae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 198(4):923-956. (Ref. 132364) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-20 00:00:00 2025-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7737 This species is distinguished by the following characters: tail rings 28-30), dorsal-fin rays 36-39; subdorsal tail rings 7-8 (Ref. 132364). Haÿ, V., M.I. Mennesson, C. Lord and P. Keith 2023 Why several when one can unite them all? Integrative taxonomic revision of Indo-Pacific freshwater pipefish (Nerophinae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 198(4):923-956. (Ref. 132364) FB-Morphology-7737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-20 00:00:00 2025-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7737 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal soft rays (total): 3639 Haÿ, V., M.I. Mennesson, C. Lord and P. Keith 2023 Why several when one can unite them all? Integrative taxonomic revision of Indo-Pacific freshwater pipefish (Nerophinae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 198(4):923-956. (Ref. 132364) FB-Distribution-7737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-03-29 00:00:00 2025-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7737 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Asia: Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor-Leste. Haÿ, V., M.I. Mennesson, C. Lord and P. Keith 2023 Why several when one can unite them all? Integrative taxonomic revision of Indo-Pacific freshwater pipefish (Nerophinae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 198(4):923-956. (Ref. 132364) FB-Uses-7737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-03-29 00:00:00 2025-01-20 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7737 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: of no interest FB-LifeCycle-7737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1993-03-29 00:00:00 2025-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=7737&StockCode=8047 Males may be brooding at 6.6 cm SL (Ref. 5316). Allen, G.R. 1991 Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847) FB-Size-7737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-03-29 00:00:00 2025-01-20 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7737 14.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5316)) Dawson, C.E. 1985 Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. (Ref. 5316) 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-7737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1993-03-29 00:00:00 2025-01-20 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=7737 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat demersal; freshwater