Micrognathus Explained

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)
• 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)