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Micrognathus brevirostris (Ruppell) (Family Syngnathidae : Pisces)—a new record from the Indian seas with observations on its early development

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Title Micrognathus brevirostris (Ruppell) (Family
Syngnathidae : Pisces)—a new record from the
Indian seas with observations on its early development
 
Creator James, P S B R
 
Subject Fish Taxonomy
Seahorse
 
Description Pipe-fishes (Family Syngnathidae) collected among sea-weeds mainly consisting
of Halimeda opuntia from coral rocks at depths ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 metres in
the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Bay in the vicinity of Mandapam included six
specimens of Micrognathus brevirostris (Riippell) hitherto not reported from the
Indian Seas. As this is the first report of the genus as well as the species from this
region, a detailed description and some observations on the early development of
M, brevirostris are given in this paper.
 
Publisher MBAI
 
Date 1971-12-31
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/944/1/Article_21.pdf
James, P S B R (1971) Micrognathus brevirostris (Ruppell) (Family Syngnathidae : Pisces)—a new record from the Indian seas with observations on its early development. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 12 (1&2). pp. 158-162.