Scientific Name
Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus

Common Name
Ringed pipefish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-26; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4. Usually with one dark band crossing opercle (Ref. 4281).

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1853

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Pipefishes and Seahorses (Syngnathiformes)

Family

Pipefishes and seahorses (Syngnathidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to Japan (Ref. 559), south to Australia.

Range

33°N - 26°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

5 m

Depth To - meters

56 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 56 m (Ref. 1602)

Trophic Level

3.77 s.e. 0.55 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

19.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: public aquariums

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (19 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)