WoRMS name details
Microphis argulus (Peters, 1855)
218024 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218024)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Coelonotus biocellatus Günther, 1870 · unaccepted
Coelonotus platyrhynchus (Duméril, 1870) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Syngnathus argulus Peters, 1855 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Syngnathus argulus Peters, 1855) Peters, W. (C. H.). (1855). Uebersicht der in Mossambique beobachteten Fische. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> v. 21 (pts 2-3): 234-282., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.13992 [details]
Description Occurs in coastal rivers, streams, and estuaries (Ref. 4127). Males maybe brooding at 9.7 cm SL.
Description Occurs in coastal rivers, streams, and estuaries (Ref. 4127). Males maybe brooding at 9.7 cm SL. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Microphis argulus (Peters, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218024 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Syngnathus argulus Peters, 1855) Peters, W. (C. H.). (1855). Uebersicht der in Mossambique beobachteten Fische. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> v. 21 (pts 2-3): 234-282., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.13992 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in coastal rivers, streams, and estuaries (Ref. 4127). Males maybe brooding at 9.7 cm SL. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Coelonotus platyrhynchus (Duméril, 1870))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus argulus Peters, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Coelonotus biocellatus Günther, 1870)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syngnathus argulus) (from synonym Syngnathus argulus Peters, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Coelonotus biocellatus Günther, 1870)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus argulus Peters, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Coelonotus platyrhynchus (Duméril, 1870))
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 30 proteins) (from synonym Syngnathus argulus Peters, 1855)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Coelonotus biocellatus Günther, 1870; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3101751) (from synonym Coelonotus biocellatus Günther, 1870)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus argulus Peters, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Coelonotus biocellatus Günther, 1870)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syngnathus argulus) (from synonym Syngnathus argulus Peters, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Coelonotus biocellatus Günther, 1870)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus argulus Peters, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Coelonotus platyrhynchus (Duméril, 1870))
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 30 proteins) (from synonym Syngnathus argulus Peters, 1855)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Coelonotus biocellatus Günther, 1870; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3101751) (from synonym Coelonotus biocellatus Günther, 1870)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
