Doryichthys deokhatoides
| Doryichthys deokhatoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Doryichthys |
| Species: | D. deokhatoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Doryichthys deokhatoides Bleeker, 1856 | |
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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]
References
- ^ a b c d Pollom, R.; Chakrabarty, P. (2018). "Doryichthys deokhatoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T181217A130067380. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T181217A130067380.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Doryichthys deokhatoides". FishBase. February 2018 version.
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