Messmate pipefish
| Messmate pipefish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Corythoichthys |
| Species: | C. haematopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851) | |
Corythoichthys haematopterus, known commonly as the Messmate pipefish, is a species of marine fish in the family Syngnathidae. [1]
The Messmate pipefish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, from the eastern coast of Africa to the Vanuatu Islands. [2]
The Messmate pipefish is a small size fish and can reach a maximum size of 19.8 cm length. [3] It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade where it is commonly known as the Dragonfaced pipefish. [4]
Taxonomic synonyms
- Corythoichthys hematopterus (Bleeker, 1851) (misspelling)
- Corythroichthys elerae Evermann & Seale, 1907
- Corythroichthys isigakius Jordan & Snyder, 1901
- Ichthyocampus papuensis Sauvage, 1880
- Syngnathus crenulatus Weber, 1913
- Syngnathus haematopterus Bleeker, 1851
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