WoRMS taxon details
Microphis mento (Bleeker, 1856)
276240 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276240)
accepted
Species
Belonichthys mento (Bleeker, 1856) · unaccepted
Hemithylacus rocaberti Duméril, 1870 · unaccepted
Parabelonichthys kellersi Fowler, 1943 · unaccepted
Syngnathus mento Bleeker, 1856 · unaccepted
(of Syngnathus mento Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Manado en Makassar, grootendeels verzameld op eene reis naar den Molukschen Archipel in het gevolg van den Gouverneur Generaal Duymaer van Twist. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 1 (6): 1-80. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Microphis mento (Bleeker, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276240 on 2025-07-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Syngnathus mento Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Manado en Makassar, grootendeels verzameld op eene reis naar den Molukschen Archipel in het gevolg van den Gouverneur Generaal Duymaer van Twist. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 1 (6): 1-80. [details]
original description (of Parabelonichthys kellersi Fowler, 1943) Fowler, H. W. (1943). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Descriptions and figures of new fishes obtained in Philippine seas and adjacent waters by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross.". <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100, v. 14 (pt 2): i-iii + 53-91. [details]
original description (of Parabelonichthys kellersi Fowler, 1943) Fowler, H. W. (1943). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Descriptions and figures of new fishes obtained in Philippine seas and adjacent waters by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross.". <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100, v. 14 (pt 2): i-iii + 53-91. [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] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]





To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Parabelonichthys kellersi Fowler, 1943)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus mento Bleeker, 1856)
To Fishbase (from synonym Syngnathus mento Bleeker, 1856)
To Fishbase (from synonym Hemithylacus rocaberti Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Parabelonichthys kellersi Fowler, 1943)
To Fishbase (from synonym Belonichthys mento (Bleeker, 1856))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus mento Bleeker, 1856)
To Fishbase (from synonym Syngnathus mento Bleeker, 1856)
To Fishbase (from synonym Hemithylacus rocaberti Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Parabelonichthys kellersi Fowler, 1943)
To Fishbase (from synonym Belonichthys mento (Bleeker, 1856))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS