9890 Microphis argulus (Peters, 1855) Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses Nerophinae Syngnathiformes Teleostei Flat-nosed pipepfish Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius and the Comoros. Pacific Ocean: Indonesia to the Marquesan Islands, north to New Guinea, south to the Society Islands. GCRL 20452 Microphis argulus GCRL 20451 1961 Microphis argulus