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FishMAP:   971
Province:   other
Country:   Mozambique
Locus:   1834CD
Observer:   Desai Mahomed
Date of record:   2017-07-16
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Single individual collected in gravel/sand run with no discernible cover features i.e. only open water albeit relatively shallow (average depth 14 cm). Noted as unusual as I usually collect this species in marginal vegetation.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   739550
Species name:   Microphis fluviatilis
Common name:  
Family:   Syngnathidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Microphis fluviatilis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FishMAP-971
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 971 - photo: 1
VM-number: 971 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Russell Brian Tate
Comment:  
Date:   2018-10-23 08:21:14
Species name:   Microphis fluviatilis
Species code:   739550

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