Doryrhamphus bicarinatus
Doryrhamphus bicarinatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Doryrhamphus |
Species: | D. bicarinatus
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Binomial name | |
Doryrhamphus bicarinatus |
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]
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