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Menado pipefish (Microphis manadensis)
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Menado pipefish (Microphis manadensis) specimen
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Syngnathidae

Menado pipefish

Microphis manadensis

Fish Reaching Twenty Centimeters in Taiwanese Waters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Menado pipefish is a fish found around Asia and Oceania. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. The largest recorded length is 20 cm.

Maximum length
20 cm
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Asia and Oceania: Indonesia, Taiwan, Palau, New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Also reported from the Philippines (Ref. 7223 ). Reports from Australia requires verification by additional collections.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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