Corythoichthys
Encyclopedia
Corythoichthys is a genus
of pipefish
es of the family
Syngnathidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of pipefish
Pipefish
Pipefishes or pipe-fishes are a subfamily of small fishes, which, together with the seahorses, form the family Syngnathidae.-Anatomy:...
es of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes the seahorses, the pipefishes, and the weedy and leafy sea dragons. The name is derived from Greek, meaning "fused jaw" - syn meaning fused or together, and gnathus meaning jaws. This fused jaw trait is something the entire family has in common...
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Species
- Brown-banded pipefish, Corythoichthys amplexus Dawson & Randall, 1975
- Corythoichthys benedetto Allen & Erdmann, 2008
- Crested pipefish, Corythoichthys brachicephalus (Poey, 1868)
- Network pipefish, Corythoichthys flavofasciatus (Gray, 1830)
- Messmate pipefish, Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851)
- Corythoichthys insularis Dawson, 1977
- Scribbled pipefishScribbled pipefishScribbled pipefish, Corythoichthys intestinalis, is a pipefish of the genus Corythoichthys within the family Syngnathidae. The males carry the eggs inside a specific pouch until they hatch the eggs, however they are not themselves pregnant. The species live in the Indo-pacific waters....
, Corythoichthys intestinalis (Ramsay, 1881) - Black-breasted pipefish, Corythoichthys nigripectus (Herald, 1953)
- Ocellated pipefishOcellated pipefishCorythoichthys ocellatus is a marine pipefish found in the Western Pacific Ocean. English common names include Ocellated pipefish, and Orange-spotted pipefish...
, Corythoichthys ocellatus (Herald, 1953) - Corythoichthys paxtoni (Dawson, 1977)
- Many-spotted pipefish, Corythoichthys polynotatus (Dawson, 1977)
- Schultz's pipefishSchultz's pipefishSchultz's pipefish, Corythoichthys schultzi, is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae, found throughout the Indo-Pacific Oceans at depths of between 2 and 30 m...
, Corythoichthys schultzi (Herald, 1953)