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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Syngnathiformes (order)  »  Syngnathidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 282087 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Micrognathus pygmaeus   Fritzsche, 1981
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images Image by: T. Nakabo ed. 2002 - Fishes of Japan, with pictorial keys to the species. English Edition Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Rights: T. Nakabo ed. 2002 - Fishes of Japan, with pictorial keys to the species. English Edition Family: 37 282 Syngnathidae (Pipefishes) - show full list Standard Name (AS5300): Thorntail Pipefish Organism Type: a pipefish Synonyms: Micrognathus brevirostris Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Coastal (0-40m) Parent Codes: 37 282924     Micrognathus spp. Previous Codes (if any): 282087

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 0 to 20 m.

Scientific Name Notes:	The name Micrognathus brevirostris has been applied incorrectly to two Australian species, but most frequently to the species now known to be M. pygmaeus. The true M. brevirostris is endemic to the Red Sea (see Kuiter, 2000).
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:149a21e0-1bc8-4458-97b9-beb1cd0b44d6 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia FoA 3114 View at FoA WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:311717 Name status: unaccepted    Checked on: 2017-02-11 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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