Short-tailed pipefish
Species of fish
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The short-tailed pipefish (Microphis brachyurus) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is found in fresh and brackish waters from Sri Lanka and India east to southern Japan and the Society Islands.[2] It inhabits places with little or no current in rivers, streams and estuaries.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Microphis |
| Species: | M. brachyurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Microphis brachyurus (Valenciennes, 1842) | |
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It formerly included three subspecies, but these are now regarded as separate species: Microphis aculeatus of the East Atlantic region, Microphis lineatus of the West Atlantic and Caribbean regions, and Microphis millepunctatus of the Western Indian Ocean region.[2][4]
The short-tailed pipefish reaches up to 22 cm (8.7 in) in standard length.[3]