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Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Nerophinae
Etymology: Microphis: Greek, mikros = small + greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Anders Adolph Retzius (1796–1860) was Professor in Anatomy and Physiology at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 19°N - 21°S
Asia: Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor-Leste.
Longueur à la première maturité / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?, range 7 - ? cm
Max length : 14.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5316)
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 36 - 39. This species is distinguished by the following characters: tail rings 28-30), dorsal-fin rays 36-39; subdorsal tail rings 7-8 (Ref. 132364).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: angular.
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).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Males may be brooding at 6.6 cm SL (Ref. 5316).
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (16 of 100). 🛈 |