Shortnose Pipefish
Micrognathus andersonii
Shortnose Pipefish
Category: Pipefishes
Scientific Name: Micrognathus andersonii
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)
Depth: 3-50 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Syngnathiformes (Order)
└Syngnathidae (Family)
└Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
└Micrognathus (Genus)
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