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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 / εύρος βάθους / distribution range					
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					Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α);  εύρος βάθους 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).
				
				 
			
			
				
					Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
				
				
				
					Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 7.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 9710)				
				 
			
			
						
				
					Short description					
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					Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 0; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 21 - 29; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 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					
					Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες				
				
				
				
				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				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
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					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (Αναφ. 
123201): 24.7 - 29, mean 27.7 °C (based on 800 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Αναφ. 
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).
					
					Τροφικό Επίπεδο  (Αναφ. 
69278):  3.5   ±0.44 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						Ελαστικότητα  (Αναφ. 
120179):  Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (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);