Doryrhamphus bicarinatus

Doryrhamphus bicarinatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Syngnathiformes
Family:Syngnathidae
Genus:Doryrhamphus
Species: D. bicarinatus
Binomial name
Doryrhamphus bicarinatus
Dawson, 1981[2]

Doryrhamphus bicarinatus, or the narrowstripe pipefish, is a species of flagtail pipefish from the genus Doryrhamphus that occurs in the Western Indian Ocean, Sodwana Bay, South Africa north to Bazaruto Island, Mozambique, as well as the Maldives.[2][1] It was named by C.E. Dawson in 1981.[2] The fish's maximum length is approximately 8 cm.[2] Males carry eggs in a brood pouch under the tail.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Clay-Smith, S. & Pollom, R. (2016). "Doryrhamphus bicarinatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65366061A67621664. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Doryrhamphus bicarinatus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.


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