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Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Nerophinae
Genus: Doryrhamphus

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Photo by Field, R. Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 4.3 cm SL Doryrhamphus abbreviatus Dawson, 1981 Photo by Field, R. Doryrhamphus abbreviatus	Photo by Randall, J.E. Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 3.5 cm SL Doryrhamphus aurolineatus Randall & Earle, 1994 Photo by Randall, J.E. Doryrhamphus aurolineatus	Photo by Bourjon, P. Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 8 cm TL Doryrhamphus bicarinatus Dawson, 1981 Photo by Bourjon, P. Doryrhamphus bicarinatus [Narrowstripe pipefish]
Photo by Randall, J.E. Indo-Pacific and Eastern Max. Length 7 cm TL Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup, 1856 Photo by Randall, J.E. Doryrhamphus excisus [Bluestripe pipefish]	Photo by Thuaibah Tanzil, J.I. Western Central Pacific Max. Length 14 cm TL Doryrhamphus janssi (Herald & Randall, 1972) Photo by Thuaibah Tanzil, J.I. Doryrhamphus janssi [Janss' pipefish]	Photo by Zuberbuhler, T. Western Pacific Max. Length 8.5 cm TL Doryrhamphus japonicus Araga & Yoshino, 1975 Photo by Zuberbuhler, T. Doryrhamphus japonicus [Honshu pipefish]
No picture found Max. Length 6.2 cm SL Doryrhamphus malus	Photo by Hazes, B. Indo-Pacific Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker, 1858) Photo by Hazes, B. Doryrhamphus melanopleura	No picture found Max. Length 4.7 cm SL Doryrhamphus negrosensis [Negros pipefish]
No picture found Max. Length 3.9 cm SL Doryrhamphus paulus

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Doryrhamphus abbreviatus		Western Indian Ocean	4.3 SL	1981
Doryrhamphus aurolineatus		Western Indian Ocean	3.5 SL	1994
Doryrhamphus bicarinatus	Narrowstripe pipefish	Western Indian Ocean	8 TL	1981
Doryrhamphus excisus	Bluestripe pipefish	Indo-Pacific and Eastern	7 TL	1856
Doryrhamphus janssi	Janss' pipefish	Western Central Pacific	14 TL	1972
Doryrhamphus japonicus	Honshu pipefish	Western Pacific	8.5 TL	1975
Doryrhamphus malus		Western Pacific	6.2 SL	1954
Doryrhamphus melanopleura		Indo-Pacific		1858
Doryrhamphus negrosensis	Negros pipefish	Western Pacific	4.7 SL	1934
Doryrhamphus paulus		Eastern Central Pacific	3.9 SL	1980

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: SyngnathiformesFamily: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorsesSubfamily: NerophinaeGenus: Doryrhamphus

Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Nerophinae
Genus: Doryrhamphus