Syngnathidae

fantail pipefish

Doryrhamphus excisus

Seven Centimeters Pipefish from the Persian Gulf

• Black
• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Anguilliform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Doryrhamphus excisus is a species of flagtail pipefish from the genus Doryrhamphus. Its common names include blue-striped pipefish and blue-and-orange cleaner pipefish. The fish is found throughout much of the Indo-Pacific and tropical East Pacific.