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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 / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range					
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					marien rifbewoner;  diepte 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).
				
				 
			
			
				
					Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
				
				
				
					Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 7.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9710)				
				 
			
			
						
				
					Korte beschrijving					
					Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie					
				
				
				
					Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 21 - 29; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 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).			
			 
			
			
			
				
					Levenscyclus en paargedrag					
					Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven				
				
				
				
				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)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
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					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
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				Preferred temperature (Ref. 
123201): 24.7 - 29, mean 27.7 °C (based on 800 cells).
				
				
					
					Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex  (Ref. 
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).
					
					Trofisch niveau  (Ref. 
69278):  3.5   ±0.44 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						Weerstandsvermogen  (Ref. 
120179):  Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (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);