Doryichthys boaja | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Doryichthys |
Species: | D. boaja
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Binomial name | |
Doryichthys boaja (
Bleeker, 1850)
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Synonyms [1] | |
Doryichthys boaja, the 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]
Doryichthys boaja can be identified by its conspicuous color pattern of alternating blue and brown bars along the trunk and tail. [2]
Doryichthys boaja | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Doryichthys |
Species: | D. boaja
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Binomial name | |
Doryichthys boaja (
Bleeker, 1850)
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Synonyms [1] | |
Doryichthys boaja, the 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]
Doryichthys boaja can be identified by its conspicuous color pattern of alternating blue and brown bars along the trunk and tail. [2]