''Microphis deocata'', also known as the rainbow belly pipefish or deocata pipefish, is a species of fish belonging to the family
Syngnathidae.
This freshwater species can be found in the
Ganges and
Brahmaputra rivers in
India and
Bangladesh.
Its diet likely consists of insect
larvae and small
crustaceans.
Reproduction occurs through
ovoviviparity
Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a term used as a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparous and live-bearing viviparous reproduction. Ovoviviparous animals possess embryos that develop insi ...
in which males brood eggs before giving live birth.
''Microphis deocata'' is currently considered a near threatened species likely due to the effect of hydrological alterations on their freshwater habitat as well as overfishing, pollution, sedimentation, and invasive species.
References
External links
''Mincrophis deocata''at FishBase
deocata
Fish described in 1822
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