Shorttail pipefish

Microphis millepunctatus

Twenty Two Centimeters Pipefish from the Western Indian Ocean

Shorttail pipefish is known from Western Indian Ocean as a fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Microphis
Maximum length: 22 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kenya to Durban, South Africa and from Madagascar, Mauritius, and Reunion.

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