Spinach pipefish

The spinach pipefish (Microphis spinachioides) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. The species was last seen in 1985.^[3]

Spinach pipefish
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Genus:	Microphis
Species:	M. spinachioides
Binomial name
Microphis spinachioides (Duncker, 1915)
Synonyms[2]
Doryichthys spinachioides Duncker, 1915