Minyichthys myersi explained

Minyichthys myersi, also known as Myer's pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. They can be found inhabiting coral in many areas of the Indo-Pacific including Mauritius, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and French Polynesia.^{[1] [2]} Their diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as copepods and amphipods.^[3] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of George S. Myers (1905-1985), from Stanford University.^[4]

External links

• Minyichthys myersi at FishBase

Notes and References

1. Book: Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Dawson. C.E.. 1985. The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.
2. Randall. J.E.. Mckeon. C.S.. Anker. A.. Bacchet. P.. 2010. First records of the pipefishes Minyichthys myersi and Micrognathus andersonii from the Society Islands. Cybium. 34. 3. 315–316.
3. Kendrick. A.J.. Hyndes. G.A.. 2005. Variations in the dietary compositions of morphologically diverse syngnathid fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 72. 4 . 415–427. 10.1007/s10641-004-2597-y . 23797922 .
4. Web site: Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families AULOSTOMIDAE, CENTRISCIDAE, FISTULARIIDAE, SOLENOSTOMIDAE and SYNGNATHIDAE . 2 February 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.