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Doryichthys heterosoma (Bleeker, 1851)

Common Names

  • 异体枪吻海龙 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 異體槍吻海龍 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Syngnathiformes

    Family: Syngnathidae

    Genus: Doryichthys

    Species: Doryichthys heterosoma (Bleeker, 1851)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Asia: known only from the Sambas River (west Kalimantan) and Natuna Islands in Indonesia.

    • Biology

    May attain longer than maximum length. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status

    Data deficient

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless