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Doryichthys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Syngnathinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Syngnathidae

Scientific name
  
Doryichthys

Higher classification
  
Pipefish

Order
  
Syngnathiformes

Doryichthys Image Doryichthys boaja Longsnouted Pipefish BioLibcz

Similar
  
Doryichthys boaja, Pipefish, Doryichthys martensii, Microphis, Syngnathidae

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Doryichthys, river pipefish, is a genus of Asian freshwater pipefishes.

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Etymology

Their name is derived from the Greek dory meaning "lance" and ichthys meaning fish.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

Doryichthys Doryichthys contiguus Kottelat 2000

  • Doryichthys boaja (Bleeker, 1850) (Asian river pipefish)
  • Doryichthys contiguus Kottelat, 2000
  • Doryichthys deokhatoides (Bleeker, 1854) (Large-spots river pipefish)
  • Doryichthys heterosoma (Bleeker, 1851) (Sambas river pipefish)
  • Doryichthys martensii (W. K. H. Peters, 1868) (Martens' pipefish)

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    References

    Doryichthys Wikipedia
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