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Microphis fluviatilis (Peters, 1852)

218023  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218023)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Syngnathiformes (Order)
  11. Syngnathidae (Family)
  12. Nerophinae (Subfamily)
  13. Microphis (Genus)
  14. Microphis fluviatilis (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Syngnathus fluviatilis Peters, 1852) Peters, W. (C. H.). (1852). Diagnosen von neuen Flussfischen aus Mossambique. <em>Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1852: 275-276, 681-685. [details] 
Description Occurs in coastal rivers and streams (Ref. 4127). Found in quiet water amongst vegetation. Probably feeds on minute...  
Description Occurs in coastal rivers and streams (Ref. 4127). Found in quiet water amongst vegetation. Probably feeds on minute invertebrate organisms. Male broods eggs and larvae in abdominal pouch (Ref. 7248). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Microphis fluviatilis (Peters, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218023 on 2025-09-10
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-05-05 13:30:38Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Syngnathus fluviatilis Peters, 1852) Peters, W. (C. H.). (1852). Diagnosen von neuen Flussfischen aus Mossambique. <em>Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1852: 275-276, 681-685. [details] 

original description (of Belonichthys sanctipauli Sauvage, 1879) Sauvage, H.-E. (1879). Mémoire sur la faune ichthyologique d l'île St. Paul. <em>Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale (Paris).</em> v. 8: 1-46, Pls. 1-3. [details] 

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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] OpenAccess publication

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Description Occurs in coastal rivers and streams (Ref. 4127). Found in quiet water amongst vegetation. Probably feeds on minute invertebrate organisms. Male broods eggs and larvae in abdominal pouch (Ref. 7248). [details]
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