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]
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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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| Doryichthys boaja (Bleeker, 1850)
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Identifying features
editDoryichthys boaja can be identified by its conspicuous color pattern of alternating blue and brown bars along the trunk and tail.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Pollom, R.; Chakrabarty, P. (2018). "Doryichthys boaja". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T181105A130066935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T181105A130066935.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
Further reading
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