Doryichthys contiguus, the pygmy pipefish, is a species of freshwater fish of the family Syngnathidae.[1] It is found in the lower Mekong basin in Lao PDR, Thailand, and Cambodia. It lives among grasses, roots, or shore vegetation in slow moving river stretches, where it can grow to lengths of 11 centimetres (4.3 in).[1] This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs before giving birth to live young. Its body is a dark brown.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Doryichthys |
| Species: | D. contiguus
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| Doryichthys contiguus Kottelat, 2000
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References edit
- ^ a b c Pollom, R. (2017). "Doryichthys contiguus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T180839A67620049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T180839A67620049.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Kottelat, M., 2000. Diagnosis of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae). J. South Asian Nat. Hist. 5(1):37-82
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