Doryrhamphus japonicus Araga & Yoshino, 1975
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 japonicus, or the Honshu pipefish, is a species of flagtail pipefish from the genus Doryrhamphus that occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean, from Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, to Sulawesi, Indonesia, the Philippines, and north as far as Honshu, Japan and Korea. It is a marine demersal pipefish that inhabits coastal lagoons, rocky and coral reefs, and tidal pools down to as deep as 30 metres (98 ft) but it is unusual below 10 metres (33 ft). This species is frequently found in association with sea urchins of the genus Diadema and with sponges. It is an active cleaner, feeding on parasites found on other fishes. It frequently shares crevices with shrimps, large mud crabs and occasionally moray eels.
Wikipedia contributors, Doryrhamphus japonicus; 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 japonicus Araga & Yoshino, 1975
- Name authority
- Araga & Yoshino, 1975
- 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 japonicus Araga & Yoshino, 1975
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 |
| Doryrhamphus aurolineatus Randall & Earle, 1994 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bluestripe pipefishDoryrhamphus excisus Kaup, 1856 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doryrhamphus negrosensis Herre, 1934 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Doryrhamphus melanopleura japonica Araga & Yoshino, 1975 Araga & Yoshino, 1975 | synonym |
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.
- Masuda, H., Araga, C., & Yoshino, T. (1975). Coastal fishes of southern Japan. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, 1–379, 142 pls. (on pp. 9–151). [In English & Japanese.]. 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:37FPS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.