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Diagnostic Description

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Lateral trunk ridges deflected downwards and continuous with inferior tail ridge; inferior trunk and tail ridges not confluent; 16-17 trunk rings; tail rings 25-27; total rings 41-44; snout length 1.9-2.1 times in head length; body dark brown, without conspicuous series of darker spots on or above lateral trunk ridge (Ref. 36949).
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Life Cycle

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Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).
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Morphology

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 2528
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Biology

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Usually found in river stretches with slow current, among grasses, roots or shore vegetation (Ref. 43281). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).
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Doryichthys contiguus

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Doryichthys contiguus (pygmy pipefish) is a species of freshwater fish of the family Syngnathidae.[1] It is found in the lower Mekong basin in Lao PDR, Thailand, and Cambodia. It lives among grasses, roots, or shore vegetation in slow moving river stretches, where it can grow to lengths of 11 centimetres (4.3 in).[1] This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs before giving birth to live young. Its body is a dark brown.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pollom, R. (2017). "Doryichthys contiguus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T180839A67620049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T180839A67620049.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kottelat, M., 2000. Diagnosis of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae). J. South Asian Nat. Hist. 5(1):37-82
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Doryichthys contiguus: Brief Summary

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Doryichthys contiguus (pygmy pipefish) is a species of freshwater fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the lower Mekong basin in Lao PDR, Thailand, and Cambodia. It lives among grasses, roots, or shore vegetation in slow moving river stretches, where it can grow to lengths of 11 centimetres (4.3 in). This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs before giving birth to live young. Its body is a dark brown.

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