THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Microcosmus multiplicatus Tokioka, 1952 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcosmus nudistigma Monniot C., 1962 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcosmus oligophyllus Heller, 1878 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcosmus psammiferus Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcosmus pupa (Savigny, 1816) | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| grooved sea squirtMicrocosmus sabatieri Roule, 1885 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcosmus savignyi Monniot C., 1962 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcosmus senegalensis Michaelsen, 1915 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcosmus tuberculatus Kott, 1985 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microcosmus vesiculosus Monniot F. & Monniot C., 2001 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| brightbelly sculpinMicrocottus sellaris (Gilbert, 1896) | CottidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma ansorgii (Boulenger, 1912) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma milleri (Norris & Douglas, 1991) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma nanum (Günther, 1896) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma nigricans Norris, 1995 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma ocellifer (Nichols, 1928) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma pekkolai (Rendahl, 1935) | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma stevenorrisi Skelton, Stauffer, Chakona & Wisor, 2021 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microctenopoma uelense Norris & Douglas, 1995 | AnabantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus aethiopicus (Chabanaud, 1927) | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| olivaceous wormfishMicrodesmus affinis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus africanus Dawson, 1979 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus bahianus Dawson, 1973 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| stippled wormfishMicrodesmus carri Gilbert, 1966 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| banded wormfishMicrodesmus dipus Günther, 1864 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotback wormfishMicrodesmus dorsipunctatus Dawson, 1968 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus hildebrandi Reid, 1936 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus intermedius Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus knappi Dawson, 1972 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lancetail wormfishMicrodesmus lanceolatus Dawson, 1962 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pink wormfishMicrodesmus longipinnis (Weymouth, 1910) | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus luscus Dawson, 1977 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus multiradiatus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rearfin wormfishMicrodesmus retropinnis Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotside wormfishMicrodesmus suttkusi Gilbert, 1966 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdevario gatesi (Herre, 1939) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdevario kubotai (Kottelat & Witte, 1999) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdevario nanus (Kottelat & Witte, 1999) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Somali Pygmy GerbilMicrodillus peeli (de Winton, 1898) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dark Kangaroo MouseMicrodipodops megacephalus Merriam, 1891 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale Kangaroo MouseMicrodipodops pallidus Merriam, 1901 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dwarf KoelMicrodynamis parva (Salvadori, 1876) | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jacky WinterMicroeca fascinans (Latham, 1802) | PetroicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lemon-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca flavigaster Gould, 1843 | PetroicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Microeca flaviventris (Sharpe, 1903) | PetroicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olive FlyrobinMicroeca flavovirescens G. R. Gray, 1858 | PetroicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-legged FlyrobinMicroeca griseoceps De Vis, 1894 | PetroicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-bellied FlyrobinMicroeca hemixantha P. L. Sclater, 1883 | PetroicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Canary FlyrobinMicroeca papuana A. B. Meyer, 1875 | PetroicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.