Doryrhamphus bicarinatus
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| Doryrhamphus bicarinatus | |
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| File:Doryrhamphus bicarinatus.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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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