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Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Nerophinae						
							
							Etymology: Doryrhamphus: Greek, dory = lance + Greek, rhamphos = bill, beak (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kaup.						
					
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / গভীরতার পরিসীমা  / distribution range					
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					সামুদ্রিক রীফ সংশ্লিষ্ট;  গভীরতার পরিসীমা  2 - 50 m (Ref. 30874). Tropical; 30°N -   32°S				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific:  Persian Gulf and East Africa to the west coast of the Americas.  It was noted by Dawson (Ref. 5316) that there is a clinal increase in the number of total rings and dorsal rays for the 3 subspecies (Red Sea, D. e. abbreviatus and Eastern Pacific D. e. paulus (Ref. 86689).
				
				 
			
			
				
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					পরিপক্কতা : Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 7.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 9710)				
				 
			
			
						
				
				
				
					পৃষ্ঠীয় কাঁটা  (মোট ) : 0; পৃষ্ঠীয় নরম পাখনা দন্ড  (মোট ) : 21 - 29; পায়ূ কাঁটা : 0; পায়ূর নরম পাখনা্তুন্ড: 4. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous; inferior trunk ridge ending on anal ring; lateral trunk ridge continuous with inferior tail ridge; body rings 17-19; tail rings 13-17.  Also Ref. 4281.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: angular.				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Uncommon, cryptic species (Ref. 5227), prefers crevices in rocks and corals and areas beneath ledges (Ref. 28023).  Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of  45 m or more (Ref. 9710).  Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).  Often seen in pairs.  Uses its tubelike snout to ingest small crustaceans and plankton (Ref. 28023).  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).  The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).			
			 
			
			
			
				
					Life cycle and mating behavior					
					পরিপক্কতা  | প্রজনন  | ডিম ছাড়া  | ডিমসমূহ | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা  | শুককীট 				
				
				
				
				Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and genetic (Ref. 52884).  Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).				
				 
			
			 
				
				
				
					Stiller, J., G. Short, H. Hamilton, N. Saarman, S. Longo, P. Wainwright, G.W. Rouse and W.B. Simison, 2022. Phylogenomic analysis of Syngnathidae reveals novel relationships, origins of endemic diversity and variable diversification rates. BMC Biology 20 (art. 75):1-22. [New family-group names in Additional file 1.] (Ref. 127687)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						IUCN Red List Status   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Threat to humans  
				
				
				
					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
					Human uses  				
				
				
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					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (সূত্র  
123201): 24.7 - 29, mean 27.7 °C (based on 800 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (সূত্র  
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5010   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00126 (0.00065 - 0.00243), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body  (Ref. 
93245).
					
					ট্রফিক পর্যায়ে   (সূত্র  
69278):  3.5   ±0.44 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						স্থিতিস্থাপক   (সূত্র  
120179):  উচ্চ, সর্বনিম্ন প্রজন  দ্বিগুনের সময় ১৫ মাস  (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 
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						Nutrients  (Ref. 
124155):  Calcium = 185 [102, 389] mg/100g; Iron = 1.21 [0.67, 2.13] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [16.2, 18.7] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.07, 0.26] g/100g; Selenium = 32.9 [15.0, 83.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 173 [55, 534] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.25 [1.44, 3.27] mg/100g (wet weight);