Biology:Doryichthys martensii
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Short description: Species of fish
| Longsnouted pipefish | |
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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. martensii
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| Binomial name | |
| Doryichthys martensii Peters, 1868
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Doryichthys martensii (longsnouted pipefish) is a species of freshwater, benthopelagic, fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, and Thailand.[1] It lives in rivers and streams, where it is reported to feed on mosquito larvae and grow to a max length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in).[2] This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs and giving birth to live young. Males may brood at 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pollom, R.; Chakrabarty, P. (2018). "Doryichthys martensii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T180652A130067855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T180652A130067855.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/180652/130067855. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
Further reading
Wikidata ☰ Q5584906 entry
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