Dorichthys

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Subordo: Syngnathoidei

Familia: Syngnathidae
Subfamiliae: Syngnathinae
Genus: Doryichthys
Species: D. boaja – D. contiguus – D. deokhatoides – D. heterosoma – D. martensii
Name

Doryichthys Kaup, 1853

Type species: Doryichthys bilineatus Kaup, 1854
Synonyms

Dorichthys Kaup, 1853

References

Doryichthys Kaup, 1853 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
English: Freshwater pipefishes
ไทย: ปลาจิ้มฟันจระเข้น้ำจืด

Doryichthys, river pipefish, is a genus of Asian freshwater pipefishes.
Etymology

Their name is derived from the Greek dory meaning "lance" and ichthys meaning fish.
Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]

Doryichthys boaja (Bleeker, 1850) (Asian river pipefish)
Doryichthys contiguus Kottelat, 2000
Doryichthys deokhatoides (Bleeker, 1854) (Large-spots river pipefish)
Doryichthys heterosoma (Bleeker, 1851) (Sambas river pipefish)
Doryichthys martensii (W. K. H. Peters, 1868) (Martens' pipefish)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Doryichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.