Anderson's Pipefish
Micrognathus andersonii
- Usual depth0–11 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Micrognathus is a genus of pipefishes, with these currently recognized species:Micrognathus andersonii (Bleeker, 1858) Micrognathus brevicorpus R. Fricke, 2004 Micrognathus brevirostris (Rüppell, 1838) M. b. brevirostris (Rüppell, 1838) Micrognathus crinitus (Jenyns, 1842) Micrognathus erugatus Herald & C. E. Dawson, 1974 Micrognathus micronotopterus (Fowler, 1938) Micrognathus natans C. E. Dawson, 1982 Micrognathus pygmaeus Fritzsche, 1981
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–11 m · Deepest record: 24 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Anderson's Pipefish, Anderson's Pipefish, Shortnose pipefish, Anderson's Short-nosed Pipefish, Shortnose Pipefish, Thorn-tailed Pipefish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Syngnathe d'Anderson
- Japanese
- Kammuriyoji, Kanmuri-yôji, カンムリヨウジ
- Simplified Chinese
- 安氏小頜海龍, 安氏小颌海龙
Other scientific names: Corythroichthys tanakae, Syngnathus andersonii
Similar species
Banded PipefishCorythoichthys flavofasciatus
Bloodspot PipefishCorythoichthys haematopterus
Banded pipefishCorythoichthys intestinalis
Bluestripe pipefishDoryrhamphus excisus
Banded PipefishDunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Bargibant's Pygmy SeahorseHippocampus bargibanti
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 209 open-data records from 1929 to 2014.
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