Scientific Name	Microphis manadensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1856)	Depth	0 - 2M
Chinese	印尼腹囊海龍	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	印尼腹囊海龍
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	印尼海龍、海龍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Manado, Sulawesi [Celebes], Indonesia
Synonyms	Doryichthys bernsteini, Doryichthys stictorhynchus, Syngnathus manadensis
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 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055237.
Common Name	Short-tailed pipefish; Menado 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 1.8-2.0 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; opercle with a complete longitudinal ridge, with supplemental ridges below the longitudinal ridge; scutella without longitudinal keels; dermal flaps absent. Rings 20-22(usually 21)+ 24-26, darsal-fin rays 37-44, pectoral-fin rays 18-21. Pouch plates sometimes slighrly convergent in brooding males. Usually with a dark lateral trunk on head, and a broad dark stripe above the lateral trunk ridge which is impinged on above by 5-6 pale blotches.
habitats	Mostly found in streams or rivers, some as far as 30 km upstream from the mouth.
Distribution	Asia and Oceania: Indonesia, Taiwan, Palau, New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Also reported from the Philippines. It is found in northwestern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.