FB-2481 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2481 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Microphis Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker, 1854) Kortstert-pypvis Varzwater-pypvis Opossum Pipefish Opossum pipefish Short-tail pipefish Shorttail river pipefish Short-tail river pipefish Short-tailed pipefish Syngnathe à queue courte Sili Tawung tawung Tuwung tuwung Tengu-yôji Sili Tia'i pape Pez pipa culebra Trompetero Colinegro Dagum-dagum Kulikog sa buaya Trey krawpoeu 短尾小海龍 短尾小海龙 短尾海龍 短尾海龙 短尾腹囊海龍 短尾腹囊海龙 Doryichthys auronitens Kaup, 1856 Doryichthys brachyurus (Bleeker, 1854) Doryichthys hasselti Kaup, 1856 Doryichthys philippinus Fowler, 1918 Doryichthys pristipeltis Kaup, 1856 Microphis bleekeri Day, 1865 Microphis brachyurus brachyurus (Bleeker, 1854) Microphis jouani Duméril, 1870 Oostethus brachyurus (Bleeker, 1854) Oostethus brachyurus brachyurus (Bleeker, 1854) Syngnathus brachyurus Bleeker, 1854 Syngnathus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1856 1991-03-06 2023-12-05 Breder, C.M. and D.E. 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McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) Corush, J.B.0 Evolutionary patterns of diadromy in fishes: more than a transitional state between marine and freshwater. BMC Evol. Biol. 19(168):13 p. (Ref. 138280) FB-pic-2481-13835 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-03-14 1997-03-14 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2481 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Mibra_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Mibra_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-2481 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2025-11-21 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=2481 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Adults occur in relatively shallow (25-150 cm), still to slow-flowing water (Ref. 6028). They inhabit freshwater streams, rivers and estuaries. Juveniles and subadults are usually found in estuaries while adults are found upstream in freshwater areas. Adults feed on worms, crustaceans and zooplankton. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Not seen in markets (Ref. 12693) 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-2481 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-02-03 00:00:00 2023-12-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2481 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Description: Dorsal fin with 37-54 rays; anal fin with 4 rays (Ref. 52193). Rings (17-22)+(20-26); anal ring nearer end of caudal fin than head (Ref. 52193).Colouration: Yellowish brown (Ref. 52193). Dawson, C.E. 1986 Syngnathidae. p. 445-458. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4281) FB-Morphology-2481 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-02-03 00:00:00 2023-12-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2481 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 37 - 54; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 4 Dawson, C.E. 1986 Syngnathidae. p. 445-458. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4281) FB-Distribution-2481 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2481 Asia and Oceania: Sri Lanka, southern India, Nicobar Islands and eastward to Japan and the Society Islands. Records from Puerto Rico and USA need confirmation. Africa: east coast from Kenya south to KwaZulu-Natal area, also Madagascar and Mauritius (Ref. 7248, 52193). Africa: Côte d'Ivoire (Ref. 272). Western Atlantic: Atlantic coast of Florida, Bahamas, northern and southern Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, central and south American coasts to Brazil (Ref. 26938). Dawson, C.E. 1985 Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. (Ref. 5316) FB-Uses-2481 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2481 fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl. (Ref. 4833) Pethiyagoda, R. 1991 Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p. (Ref. 6028) FB-Migration-2481 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2481 Anadromous. Fish that ascend rivers to spawn, as salmon and hilsa do. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Corush, J.B. 2019 Evolutionary patterns of diadromy in fishes: more than a transitional state between marine and freshwater. BMC Evol. Biol. 19(168):13 p. (Ref. 138280) FB-LifeCycle-2481 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=2481&StockCode=2675 Female deposits eggs on the ventral surface of the male trunk's or tail , where they are incubated for several weeks. Males may be brooding at 12 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-2481 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2025-11-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2481 22.0 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/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-2481 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2025-11-21 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=2481 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription demersal; anadromous (Ref. 138280); freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942) Corush, J.B. 2019 Evolutionary patterns of diadromy in fishes: more than a transitional state between marine and freshwater. BMC Evol. 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