Doryrhamphus

Doryrhamphus
	D. japonicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Doryrhamphus; Kaup, 1856
Type species
	Doryrhamphus excisus; Kaup, 1856
Synonyms
	Acanthognathus Duncker, 1912; Dentirostrum Herald & Randall, 1972; Pristidoryrhamphus Fowler, 1944;

Doryrhamphus is a genus of pipefishes, one of the two genera colloquially known as flagtail pipefishes and are popular in the aquarium trade. The members of this genus are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans where they inhabit reef environments. The species in this genus have a maximum length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) or less, with D. janssi being the only species that surpasses 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in). Most species have a horizontal blue line along their body, and all have a whitish-edged tail that is marked contrastingly with black, red or yellow.^[1]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:^[2]

Doryrhamphus aurolineatus J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994
Doryrhamphus bicarinatus C. E. Dawson, 1981 (Narrowstripe pipefish)

A narrowstripe pipefish (*Doryrhamphus bicarinatus*).

Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup, 1856
- Doryrhamphus excisus abbreviatus C. E. Dawson, 1981
- Doryrhamphus excisus excisus Kaup, 1856 (Bluestripe pipefish)
Doryrhamphus janssi (Herald & J. E. Randall, 1972) (Janss' pipefish)
Doryrhamphus japonicus Araga & Yoshino, 1975
Doryrhamphus negrosensis Herre, 1934
- Doryrhamphus negrosensis malus (Whitley, 1954) (Masthead Island pipefish)
- Doryrhamphus negrosensis negrosensis Herre, 1934 (Negros pipefish)

References

^ Fritzsche, R.A. 1980. A revisionary study of the eastern Pacific Syngnathidae (Pisces: Syngnathiformes), including both recent and fossil forms. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 42(6): 181-227.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Doryrhamphus". FishBase. October 2012 version.

External links

Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 44: Review of the Indo-Pacific pipefish genus Doryrhamphus Kaup (Pisces: Syngnathidae) with descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies

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[1] Fritzsche, R.A. 1980. A revisionary study of the eastern Pacific Syngnathidae (Pisces: Syngnathiformes), including both recent and fossil forms. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 42(6): 181-227.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Doryrhamphus". FishBase. October 2012 version.

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