Scientific Name	Doryichthys boaja   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1851)	Depth	0 - 10M
Chinese	寶珈槍吻海龍	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	寶珈槍吻海龍
Max Length	41 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	寶珈海龍、海龍
Distribution in World	Taiwan、China、South East Asia	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、Lagoon、 Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia
Synonyms	Doryichthys spinosus, Microphis boaja, Syngnathus boaja, Syngnathus jullieni, Syngnathus zonatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2005)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Bleeker, P. 1851 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055695. ASIZP0068867. ASIZP0068877. ASIZP0072935. ASIZP0072936. ASIZP0805560. ASIZP0805561. ASIZP0915560. ASIZP0915561. NTUM04220.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Pipe fish; Long-snouted pipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body typically slender and elongate, without scales, encased in a series of bony rings. Snout short. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous; inferior trunk and tail ridges continuous; lateral trunk ridge straight, ends near anal ring. Median dorsal snout ridge low, entired; principal body riddges somewhat elevated, the posterior angles of rings produced to prominent spine-like points; dorsal-fin origin on trunk, the fin-base not elevated; scutella without longitudinal keels; without dermal flaps. Rings 22-24 + 32-38, darsal-fin rays 43-65, pectoral-fin rays 22-27. Conspicuous color pattern in life with alternating blue and brown bars.
habitats	Largest freshwater pipefish. Found in rivers and streams. Feeds on small crustaceans, worms and insects.
Distribution	Distributed in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam, China and Taiwan. It is found in southwestern and northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Not seen in markets.