Doryichthys boaja
Doryichthys boaja (long-snouted pipefish) is a species of freshwater fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is widely distributed in Southeast Asia, found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.[1] It lives in streams and rivers, where it feeds on small crustaceans, worms and insects. It can grow to a maximum length of 41 cm, making it the largest recorded freshwater pipefish.[1] This species is ovoviviparous, with the male carrying eggs before giving birth to live young.[2]
| Long-snouted pipefish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Doryichthys |
| Species: | D. boaja |
| Binomial name | |
| Doryichthys boaja Bleeker, 1850 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Identifying Features
Doryichthys boaja can be identified by its conspicuous color pattern of alternating blue and brown bars along the trunk and tail.[2]
References
- Pollom, R. & Chakrabarty, P. 2018. Doryichthys boaja. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T181105A130066935. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T181105A130066935.en. Downloaded on 10 January 2019.
- Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
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