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

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Siokunichthys bentuviai
[Barred xenia-pipefish]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Siokunichthys breviceps Smith, 1963

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Siokunichthys breviceps
[Softcoral pipefish]
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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Siokunichthys herrei
[Herre’s pipefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Siokunichthys nigrolineatus Dawson, 1983

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siokunichthys nigrolineatus
[Mushroom-coral pipefish]
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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Siokunichthys southwelli
[Southwell's pipefish]

Photo by Fricke, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
Siokunichthys striatus Fricke, 2004

Photo by Fricke, R.
 
Siokunichthys striatus
[New Caledonian soft-coral pipefish]
6 Species of Family Syngnathidae with Genus Siokunichthys
(Pipefishes and seahorses)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1966 Siokunichthys bentuviai Barred xenia-pipefish Western Indian Ocean 6.1 SL
1963 Siokunichthys breviceps Softcoral pipefish Western Indian Ocean 15 SL
1953 Siokunichthys herrei Herre’s pipefish Indo-West Pacific 7.6 SL
1983 Siokunichthys nigrolineatus Mushroom-coral pipefish Western Central Pacific 8 SL
1910 Siokunichthys southwelli Southwell's pipefish Western Indian Ocean 4.3 SL
2004 Siokunichthys striatus New Caledonian soft-coral pipefish Western Pacific 9.3 SL



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