Syngnathidae

narrowstripe pipefish

Doryrhamphus bicarinatus

Pipefish Reaching Eight Centimeters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• South Asia
• Anguilliform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Doryrhamphus bicarinatus, or the narrowstripe pipefish, is a species of flagtail pipefish from the genus Doryrhamphus that occurs in the Western Indian Ocean, Sodwana Bay, South Africa north to Bazaruto Island, Mozambique, as well as the Maldives. It was named by C.E. Dawson in 1981. The fish's maximum length is approximately 8 cm.