Doryichthys

Doryichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Kaup, 1853
Type species
Doryichthys bilinearus Kaup, 1856
Synonyms
Doryrhamphinarum Kaup, 1856 Kaupia J.L.B. Smith, 1963

Doryichthys, river pipefish, is a genus of Asian freshwater pipefishes.

Their name is derived from the Greek dory meaning "lance" and ichthys meaning fish.

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Doryichthys boaja (Bleeker, 1850) (Asian river pipefish)
• Doryichthys contiguus Kottelat, 2000
• Doryichthys deokhatoides (Bleeker, 1854) (Large-spots river pipefish)
• Doryichthys heterosoma (Bleeker, 1851) (Sambas river pipefish)
• Doryichthys martensii (W. K. H. Peters, 1868) (Martens' pipefish)