Doryichthys deokhatoides

Doryichthys deokhatoides is a species of freshwater fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Mekong basin, Chao Phraya basin, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.[1] It lives among grasses, roots or shore vegetation in slow moving river stretches, where it can grow to lengths of 18.5 centimetres (7.3 in).[2] It is benthopelagic. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs in a brood pouch before giving birth to live young.[1] This species is normally found along river stretches with a slow current, amongst grasses, roots or marginal vegetation.[3]

Doryichthys deokhatoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Doryichthys
Species:
D. deokhatoides
Binomial name
Doryichthys deokhatoides
Bleeker, 1856
Synonyms[1]
  • Doryichthys bilineatus Kaup (ex Heckel), 1856
  • Doryichthys fluviatilis Duncker, 1904
  • Microphis annandalei Hora, 1924
  • Microphis annandalei Hora, 1924
  • Syngnathus deokhatoides Bleeker, 1854

References
  1. Pollom, R. & Chakrabarty, P. 2018. Doryichthys deokhatoides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T181217A130067380. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T181217A130067380.en. Downloaded on 10 January 2019.
  2. Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Doryichthys deokhatoides" in FishBase. February 2018 version.

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