Microphis jagorii Peters, 1868
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Microphis jagorii Peters, 1868
- Name authority
- Peters, 1868
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Microphis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSyngnathiformes
- familySyngnathidae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyNerophinae Kaup, 1853
- genusMicrophis Kaup, 1853
- speciesMicrophis jagorii Peters, 1868
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Microphis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| opossum pipefishMicrophis brachyurus (Bleeker, 1854) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphis brevidorsalis (de Beaufort, 1913) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphis deocata (Hamilton, 1822) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| freshwater pipefishMicrophis fluviatilis (Peters, 1852) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphis insularis (Hora, 1925) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barhead pipefishMicrophis leiaspis (Bleeker, 1854) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphis lineatus (Kaup, 1856) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphis manadensis (Bleeker, 1856) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphis ocellatus (Duncker, 1910) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphis pleurostictus Peters, 1868 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphis retzii (Bleeker, 1856) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microphis caudocarinatus (Weber, 1907) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Oostethus jagorii (Peters, 1868) (Peters, 1868) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Peters, W. (C. H.). (1868). Über die von Hrn. Dr. F. Jagor in dem ostindischen Archipel gesammelten und dem Königl. zoologischen Museum übergebenen Fische. Monatsberichte Der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften Zu Berlin 1868, : 254–281. [Continued as pp. 460–461.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4336L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.