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es, one of the two genera colloquially known as

flagtail pipefish '' Doryrhamphus'' and ''Dunckerocampus'', popularly known as flagtail pipefish,Weiss, T. (2005). Flagtail Pipefish In The Home Aquarium.'' Fusedjaw are two genera of fishes in the family Syngnathidae. They are found in warm, relatively shallow wa ...

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trade. The members of this genus are native to the

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s where they inhabit

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environments. The species in this genus have a maximum length of or less, with ''D. janssi'' being the only species that surpasses . Most species have a horizontal blue line along their body, and all have a whitish-edged tail that is marked contrastingly with black, red or yellow.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * ''

Doryrhamphus aurolineatus ''Doryrhamphus aurolineatus'' is a species of flagtail pipefish '' Doryrhamphus'' and ''Dunckerocampus'', popularly known as flagtail pipefish,Weiss, T. (2005). Flagtail Pipefish In The Home Aquarium.'' Fusedjaw are two genera of fishes in the ...

'' J. E. Randall & Earle, 1994 * ''

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 ...

'' C. E. Dawson, 1981 (Narrowstripe pipefish) Doryrhamphus bicarinatus

* ''

Doryrhamphus excisus ''Doryrhamphus excisus'' is a species of flagtail pipefish from the genus '' Doryrhamphus''. Its common names include blue-striped pipefish and blue-and-orange cleaner pipefish. The fish is found throughout much of the Indo-Pacific and tropical E ...

'' Kaup, 1856 ** ''

Doryrhamphus excisus abbreviatus ''Doryrhamphus'' is a genus of pipefishes, one of the two genera colloquially known as flagtail pipefishes and are popular in the aquarium trade. The members of this genus are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans where they inhabit reef envir ...

'' C. E. Dawson, 1981 ** ''

Doryrhamphus excisus excisus ''Doryrhamphus'' is a genus of pipefishes, one of the two genera colloquially known as flagtail pipefishes and are popular in the aquarium trade. The members of this genus are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans where they inhabit reef envir ...

'' Kaup, 1856 (Bluestripe pipefish) ** '' Doryrhamphus excisus paulus'' Fritzsche, 1980 * '' Doryrhamphus janssi'' (

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& J. E. Randall, 1972) (Janss' pipefish) * ''

Doryrhamphus japonicus ''Doryrhamphus japonicus'', or the Honshu pipefish, is a species of flagtail pipefish from the genus '' Doryrhamphus'' that occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean, from Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, to Sulawesi, Indonesia, the Philippines, and north ...

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, 1975 * '' Doryrhamphus negrosensis'' Herre, 1934 ** '' Doryrhamphus negrosensis malus'' ( Whitley, 1954) (Masthead Island pipefish) ** ''

Doryrhamphus negrosensis negrosensis ''Doryrhamphus'' is a genus of pipefishes, one of the two genera colloquially known as flagtail pipefishes and are popular in the aquarium trade. The members of this genus are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans where they inhabit reef envir ...

'' Herre, 1934 (Negros pipefish)

References

External links

Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 44: Review of the Indo-Pacific pipefish genus Doryrhamphus Kaup (Pisces: Syngnathidae) with descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies
Marine fish genera Taxa named by Johann Jakob Kaup {{Syngnathiformes-stub