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Micrognathus andersonii Shortnose pipefish

Micrognathus andersonii is commonly referred to as Shortnose pipefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 350 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
5592 
AphiaID:
218018 
Scientific:
Micrognathus andersonii 
German:
Kurznasen-Seenadel 
English:
Shortnose Pipefish 
Category:
Pipefishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Micrognathus (Genus) > andersonii (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bleeker, ), 1858 
Occurrence:
Australia, Borneo (Kalimantan), Central Pazific, East Africa, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Egypt, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Samoa, South-Africa, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Tonga, Western Pacific Ocean 
Size:
up to 3.35" (8.5 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Living Food, Mysis, Zooplankton 
Tank:
76.99 gal (~ 350L)  
Difficulty:
Not for beginners 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-06-04 22:47:45 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Micrognathus andersonii are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Micrognathus andersonii, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Micrognathus andersonii, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Bleeker, 1858)

Synonyms:
Corythroichthys tanakae Jordan & Starks, 1906 (misspelling)
Syngnathus andersonii Bleeker, 1858

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. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Homepage Ole Johann Brett (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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