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Micrognathus pygmaeus Pygmy Pipefish, Thorntailed Pipefish, Thorn-tailed Pipefish

Micrognathus pygmaeus is commonly referred to as Pygmy Pipefish, Thorntailed Pipefish, Thorn-tailed Pipefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
12753 
AphiaID:
311717 
Scientific:
Micrognathus pygmaeus 
German:
Zwerg-Seenadel, Pygmäen Seenadel 
English:
Pygmy Pipefish, Thorntailed Pipefish, Thorn-tailed Pipefish 
Category:
Zeenaalden 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Micrognathus (Genus) > pygmaeus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Fritzsche, 1981 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bali, Christmas Islands, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Marschall Islands, Moluccas, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Tahiti, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Society Islands, Timor Sea 
Sea depth:
2 - 20 Meter 
Size:
1.57" - 2.76" (4cm - 7cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 28,9 °F (°C - 28,9°C) 
Food:
Copepods, Crustaceans, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Living Food, Mysis, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-02-03 18:48:14 

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Micrognathus pygmaeus inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs from tide pools to a depth of 20 meters.

Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to eat at the beginning, before the food is taken up, a close inspection is carried out. After acclimatisation, the offered frozen food is eaten without problems. It should be noted that wild-caught fish behave differently than offspring when it comes to food intake. In the case of offspring, the size of the fish purchased also plays a role in the choice of food.

External links

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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