Short-tailed Pipefish
Microphis brachyurus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The short-tailed pipefish is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is found in fresh and brackish waters from Sri Lanka and India east to southern Japan and the Society Islands. It inhabits places with little or no current in rivers, streams and estuaries.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Microphis