Doryrhamphus bicarinatus

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.^[2][1] It was named by C.E. Dawson in 1981.^[2] The fish's maximum length is approximately 8 cm.^[2] Males carry eggs in a brood pouch under the tail.^[2]

Doryrhamphus bicarinatus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Genus:	Doryrhamphus
Species:	D. bicarinatus
Binomial name
Doryrhamphus bicarinatus Dawson, 1981[2]