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Pygmy Pipefish

Micrognathus pygmaeus

Classification

Doryichthys contiguus, the pygmy pipefish, is a species of freshwater fish of the family Syngnathidae. 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.

Distribution

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