Doryrhamphus aurolineatus Randall & Earle, 1994
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Doryrhamphus aurolineatus is a species of flagtail pipefish from the genus Doryrhamphus that occurs in the Western Indian Ocean. It was named by J. E. Randall and John L. Earle in 1994. The fish may be found near caves, and males carry eggs in a brood pouch under the tail.
Wikipedia contributors, Doryrhamphus aurolineatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:33:31.614100+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Doryrhamphus aurolineatus Randall & Earle, 1994
- Name authority
- Randall & Earle, 1994
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Doryrhamphus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSyngnathiformes
- familySyngnathidae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyNerophinae Kaup, 1853
- genusDoryrhamphus Kaup, 1856
- speciesDoryrhamphus aurolineatus Randall & Earle, 1994
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Doryrhamphus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| narrowstripe pipefishDoryrhamphus bicarinatus Dawson, 1981 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doryrhamphus janssi (Herald & Randall, 1972) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doryrhamphus paulus Fritzsche, 1980 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doryrhamphus malus (Whitley, 1954) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bluestripe pipefishDoryrhamphus excisus Kaup, 1856 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doryrhamphus japonicus Araga & Yoshino, 1975 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doryrhamphus negrosensis Herre, 1934 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Randall, J. E., & Earle, J. L. (1994). Doryrhamphus aurolineatus, a new pipefish (Syngnathidae) from Masirah Island, Oman. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 14: 282–286. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37FPG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.