Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Corythoichthys

(See list of species below)

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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Steene, R.

Corythoichthys amplexus
[Brown-banded pipefish]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Corythoichthys benedetto
[Benedetto's pipefish]

No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 11.3 cm TL

Corythoichthys conspicillatus
[]

Photo by Rusconi, G.

Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
[Network pipefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Corythoichthys haematopterus
[Messmate pipefish]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL

Corythoichthys insularis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Corythoichthys intestinalis
[Scribbled pipefish]

Photo by Field, R.

Corythoichthys nigripectus
[Black-breasted pipefish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Corythoichthys ocellatus
[Ocellated pipefish]

No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 13.4 cm SL

Corythoichthys paxtoni
[Paxton's pipefish]

Photo by Tonozuka, T.

Corythoichthys polynotatus
[Many-spotted pipefish]

Photo by Field, R.

Corythoichthys schultzi
[Schultz's pipefish]

12 Species of Family Syngnathidae with Genus Corythoichthys
(Pipefishes and seahorses)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1975	Corythoichthys amplexus	Brown-banded pipefish	Indo-West Pacific	10 SL
2008	Corythoichthys benedetto	Benedetto's pipefish	Indo-West Pacific	6.8 SL
1842	Corythoichthys conspicillatus		Pacific Ocean	11.3 TL
1838	Corythoichthys flavofasciatus	Network pipefish	Indo-Pacific	12 TL
1851	Corythoichthys haematopterus	Messmate pipefish	Indo-Pacific	19.8 SL
1977	Corythoichthys insularis		Western Indian Ocean	10 SL
1881	Corythoichthys intestinalis	Scribbled pipefish	Western Central Pacific	16 SL
1953	Corythoichthys nigripectus	Black-breasted pipefish	Indo-Pacific	11 SL
1953	Corythoichthys ocellatus	Ocellated pipefish	Western Central Pacific	10.3 SL
1977	Corythoichthys paxtoni	Paxton's pipefish	Western Pacific	13.4 SL
1977	Corythoichthys polynotatus	Many-spotted pipefish	Western Central Pacific	16 TL
1953	Corythoichthys schultzi	Schultz's pipefish	Indo-Pacific	16 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: SyngnathiformesFamily: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorsesSubfamily: SyngnathinaeGenus: Corythoichthys(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Corythoichthys

(See list of species below)