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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

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Doryrhamphus abbreviatus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Doryrhamphus aurolineatus Randall & Earle, 1994

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Doryrhamphus aurolineatus
[]

Photo by Bourjon, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Doryrhamphus bicarinatus Dawson, 1981

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Doryrhamphus bicarinatus
[Narrowstripe pipefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific and Eastern
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup, 1856

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Doryrhamphus excisus
[Bluestripe pipefish]

Photo by Thuaibah Tanzil, J.I.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Doryrhamphus janssi (Herald & Randall, 1972)

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Doryrhamphus janssi
[Janss' pipefish]

Photo by Zuberbuhler, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Doryrhamphus japonicus Araga & Yoshino, 1975

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Doryrhamphus japonicus
[Honshu pipefish]
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Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Doryrhamphus malus
[]

Photo by Hazes, B.

Western Central Pacific

Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker, 1858)

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Doryrhamphus melanopleura
[]
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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 Western Central 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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