Micrognathus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Syngnathidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Syngnathiformes
Similar Festucalex, Halicampus, Siokunichthys, Trachyrhamphus, Hippichthys

Micrognathus is a genus of pipefishes, with these currently recognized species:

Micrognathus andersonii (Bleeker, 1858) (shortnose pipefish)

Micrognathus brevicorpus R. Fricke, 2004

Micrognathus brevirostris (Rüppell, 1838)

M. b. brevirostris (Rüppell, 1838) (thorntail pipefish)

M. b. pygmaeus Fritzsche, 1981 (thorntailed pipefish)

Micrognathus crinitus (Jenyns, 1842) (banded pipefish)

Micrognathus erugatus Herald & C. E. Dawson, 1974

Micrognathus micronotopterus (Fowler, 1938) (tidepool pipefish)

Micrognathus natans C. E. Dawson, 1982 (offshore pipefish)

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