Microphis arrakisae

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Microphis arrakisae Haÿ, Mennesson, Dahruddin, Sauri, Limmon, Wowor, Hubert, Keith & Lord, 2024

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Nerophinae
Etymology: Microphis: Greek, mikros = small + greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); arrakisae: Named for Arrakis, a fictional planet from Frank Herbert’s novel Dune; this species is named after this planet due to its yellowish in vivo coloration, which resembles the color of sand, and its behavior of moving between rocks, akin to a snake or a worm.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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Asia: Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132508)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 35 - 38. This species is distinguished by having dorsal fin rays 35-38; tail rings 29-30; body coloration mainly yellowish (Ref. 132508).
Cross section: angular.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Collected in the lower course of rivers with rocky substrates comprising a mix of pebbles and sand. This species appears to be an amphidromous species based on its distribution across several Indonesian Islands and from previous study on freshwater pipefish otoliths (Ref. 132508).

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Haÿ, V., M.I. Mennesson, H. Dahruddin, S. Sauri, G. Limmon, D. Wowor, N. Hubert, P. Keith and C. Lord, 2024. A new freshwater pipefish species (Syngnathidae: Microphis) from the Sunda shelf islands, Indonesia. Zootaxa 5536(1):139-152. (Ref. 132508)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈