Английская Википедия:Doryichthys boaja

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Doryichthys boaja (long-snouted pipefish) is a species of freshwater fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is widely distributed in Southeast Asia, found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.[1] It lives in streams and rivers, where it feeds on small crustaceans, worms and insects. It can grow to a maximum length of 41 cm, making it the largest recorded freshwater pipefish.[1] This species is ovoviviparous, with the male carrying eggs before giving birth to live young.[2]

Identifying Features

Doryichthys boaja can be identified by its conspicuous color pattern of alternating blue and brown bars along the trunk and tail.[2]

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  1. 1,0 1,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок iucn status 18 November 2021 не указан текст
  2. 2,0 2,1 Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA