Opossum pipefish
Microphis brachyurus
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
The short-tailed pipefish 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. It inhabits places with little or no current in rivers, streams and estuaries.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Short-tailed pipefish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 22 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 36.6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Opossum pipefish, opossum pipefish, shorttailed pipefish, Short-tailed pipefish, Short-tail River Pipefish
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- pez pipa culebra, trompetero colinegro
- French
- Syngnathe, Syngnathe à queue courte
- Japanese
- テングヨウジ
- Korean
- 짧은꼬리실고기
- Simplified Chinese
- 短尾海龍
Other scientific names: Dorichthys millepunctatus, Doryichthys auronitens, Doryichthys brachyurus, Doryichthys hasselti, Doryichthys philippinus, Doryichthys pristipeltis, Microphis bleekeri, Microphis jouani, Oostethus brachyurus, Syngnathus brachyurus, Syngnathus polyacanthus
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).
- 448 open-data records from 1854 to 2014.
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