Species Micrognathus natans Dawson, 1982

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• Micrognathus natans Dawson, C.E. 1982. Review of the genus Micrognathus Duncker (Pisces : Syngnathidae) with description of M. natans, n. sp. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 95(4): 657-687 figs 1-13 [682, figs 12-13].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.20390–012, Beqa Island, Fiji Islands.
  Paratype(s) AM I.19762-039, ~71.4km offshore, New Caledonia, 0-800m [22°03'S, 167°44'E]; AM I.20909-001, Lizard Island area, 16.7km E of Carter Reef, QLD, 0-1m over 900+m [14°30'S, 145°52'E]; AM I.20951-007, Cape York, east of Bligh Reef, QLD, 0-1m over 900+m [12°42'S, 144°05'E]; AM I.21760-001, 11.1-16.7km E of Carter Reef, QLD, 0-1m over 900+m [14°30'S, 145°42'E]; AM I.21761-001, 11.1-16.7km E of Carter Reef, QLD, 0-1m over 900+m [14°30'S, 145°42'E]; AM I.22540-001, Lizard island, midway to outer barrier, QLD, 0-18m [14°32'S, 145°34']; GCRL 18136-37 (2 lots of 4 and 7 specimens), Dana Station 3611 V and VI, New Caledonia, 0-50m over 3490m [20°53'12"S, 164°03'18"E]; GCRL 18237, Lizard Island area, 16.7km E of Carter Reef, QLD, 0-1m over 900+m [14°30'S, 145°52'E]; USNM 133055, Varadero Harbor, S Luzon Island, Philippines; USNM 230674, Varadero Harbor, S Luzon Island, Philippines; ZMUC P.39668-677, Dana Station 3611 V and VI, New Caledonia, 0-50m over 3490m [20°53'12"S, 164°03'18"E]; ZMUC P.39678-699, Dana Station 3611 V and VI, New Caledonia, 0-50m over 3490m [20°53'12"S, 164°03'18"E]; ZMUC P.39700, Dana Station 3733, 0-100m over 450m [13°32'N, 121°21'E]; USNM 230673, Mansalay, SE Mindoro Island, Philippines; ZMUC P.39701-02 (2), Dana Station 3734 II and III, 0-200m over 1170m [11°43'N, 121°43'E]; GCRL 18238, 11.1-16.7km E of Carter Reef, QLD, 0-1m over900+m [14°30'S, 145°42'E].

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

East of Log Reef, Cape York (12º39´S, 144º04'E) to Lizard Island area (14º30´S, 145º42'E), QLD; tropical, west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, mud bottom–marine, pelagic.

Extra Ecological Information

0-20m

 

General References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [208]

Dawson, C.E. 1985. Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs (Mississippi) : Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 230 pp. 293 figs pl. 1. [125]

Dunning, M., Lightowler, M. & Jones, P. 2001. Syngnathid (pipefish) harvest from the Queensland east coast trawl fishery. Statement of Management Arrangements. Brisbane : Queensland Fisheries Service 16 pp.

Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [376]

Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [150]

Kuiter, R.H. 2009. Seahorses and their relatives. Seaford, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 331. [234]

Paulus, T. 1999. Family Syngnathidae. pp. 2264-2276 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2271]

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Syngnathidae. pp. 810-846 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [835]

Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [425]

Pognoski, J.J., Pollard, D.A. & Paxton, J.R. 2002. Conservation Overview and Action Plan for Australian Threatened and Potentially Threatened Marine and Estuarine Fishes. Canberra : Environment Australia 375 pp.

 

Common Name References

Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [150] (Offshore Pipefish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Offshore Pipefish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017	SYNGNATHIFORMES	19-Oct-2016	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
25-Jun-2015	SYNGNATHIFORMES	16-Aug-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED