Scientific Name	Doryrhamphus excisus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Kaup, 1856	Depth	0 - 45M
Chinese	藍帶矛吻海龍	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	波斯灣矛吻海龍
Max Length	7 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	黑腹海龍、海龍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea
Synonyms
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)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0054922. ASIZP0056533. ASIZP0058517. NMMSTP00683. NTOUP200801-049. NTOUP200801-054. NTUM03840. NTUM04218.
Common Name	Pipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body typically slender and elongate, without scales, encased in a series of bony rings. Snout with 1-5 dorsolateral rows of spines on each side median dorsal ridge, pouch flods present in adult males. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous; inferior trunk ridge ends on anal ring; lateral trunk ridge confluent with inferior tail ridge. Median dorsal snout ridge low to moderately elevated, entired; opercle usually with a complete longitudinal ridge; scutella without longitudinal keels; without dermal flaps. Principal body ridges with one spine on eacg side. Subadult-adult males with one bony ventrolateral projection on the snout. Rings 17-19 + 13-17, darsal-fin rays 21-29, pectoral-fin rays 19-23. Usually with a broad dark lateral sripe on the body, the dorsum, lower half of side and venter of trunk largely pale.
habitats	Uncommon, cryptic species, prefers crevices in rocks and corals and areas beneath ledges. Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of 45 m or more. Often seen in pairs. Uses its tubelike snout to ingest small crustaceans and plankton.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific from Persian Gulf and East Africa to the west coast of the Americas, north to Japan. It is found in sourthern Taiwanese waters; and Lyudao, southeastern Taiwan and Siao Liouciou, southwestern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.