narrowstripe pipefish

Doryrhamphus bicarinatus

Pipefish Reaching Eight Centimeters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
South Asia
Anguilliform
Small
Tropical fish

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. It was named by C.E. Dawson in 1981. The fish's maximum length is approximately 8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Doryrhamphus
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Sodwana Bay, South Africa and Inhaca Island, Mozambique. More recently recorded from the Maldives (Ref. 30829 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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