Doryichthys boaja

Doryichthys boaja
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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]
Doryichthys spinosus Kaup, 1856 Microphis boaja(Bleeker, 1850) Syngnathus boajaBleeker, 1850 Syngnathus jullieni Sauvage, 1874 Syngnathus zonatus Károli, 1882

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]

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

1. 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.
2. 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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