Microphis lineatus (Kaup, 1856) .

Opossum Pipefish; Pez Pipa Culebra.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from New Jersey, USA, to southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: To, Ma and Si (Atlantic), 0– 12 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, NE.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 998; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 972; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).