Scientific Name	Microphis leiaspis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1853)	Depth	0 - 2M
Chinese	無棘腹囊海龍	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	無棘腹囊海龍
Max Length	19 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	無棘海龍、海龍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North East
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Jakarta [Batavia], Java, Indonesia
Synonyms	Coelonotus leiaspis, Coelonotus liaspis, Coelonotus vaillantii, Hemithylacus leiaspis, Siphostoma yoshi, Synghnathus yoshi, Syngnathus budi, Syngnathus leiaspis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2005)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055560. ASIZP0057559. ASIZP0068845. ASIZP0068852. ASIZP0068879. ASIZP0072746. ASIZP0072747. ASIZP0075291. ASIZP0805428. ASIZP0805429. ASIZP0915428. ASIZP0915429. FRIP21497. NMMBP05984. NMMBP08543. NMNSF01076.
Barcode	2012-10-15,張家豪,CO1,100% 2012-10-15,張家豪,CO1,100%
Common Name	Barhead pipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body typically slender and elongate, without scales, encased in a series of bony rings. Snout longer, its length 2.2-2.6 in HL. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous, the trunk ridge sometimes arches dorsad on subdorsal rings; inferior trunk ridge ends at anal ring; lateral trunk ridge confluent with inferior tail ridge. Median dorsal snout ridge low, entire; longitudinal opercle ridgevestigial or absent, lateral and inferior trunk ridges indistinct; withiut supplemental ridges on trunk; scutella without longitudinal keels; dermal flaps absent. Rings 16-18(usually 17)+ 30-34, darsal-fin rays 53-56, pectoral-fin rays 16-20. Pouch plates a litter convergent in brooding males. Largely plain and without distinctive markings, scutella sometimes narrowly margined with brown.
habitats	Found in streams, rivers, and estuaries. Males may be brooding at 11.25 cm SL.
Distribution	Africa: occurs in Madagascar. Southeast Asia and Oceania: Japan south to Indonesia and east to New Caledonia and Fiji. It is found in eastern and northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.