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Syngnathidae
barhead pipefish
Microphis leiaspis
Green mesh pattern on skin
barhead pipefish is a freshwater fish of Asia and Oceania. The species occupies estuaries and brackish water. The largest recorded length is 19 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Microphis
- Maximum length
- 19 cm
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Asia and Oceania: Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

