Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Syngnathidae (Family) Seahorses and Pipefishes
      └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
       └Micrognathus (Genus) Pipefishes
        └M. andersonii (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218018🔗
iNaturalist ID: 153971🔗

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