Syngnathidae

Pipe fish

Microphis boaja

Syngnathid Fish Reaching Forty One Centimeters

• Freshwater fish
• Anguilliform
• Medium

Doryichthys boaja, the long-snouted pipefish, is a species of freshwater fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is widely distributed in Southeast Asia, found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It lives in streams and rivers, where it feeds on small crustaceans, worms and insects.