Corythoichthys ocellatus
Appearance
Corythoichthys ocellatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Corythoichthys |
Species: | C. ocellatus
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Binomial name | |
Corythoichthys ocellatus Herald, 1953
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Corythoichthys ocellatus, the ocellated pipefish or orange-spotted pipefish, is a marine pipefish found in the western Pacific Ocean.[2] Belonging to the family Syngnathidae, it grows up to 10 cm long, and is found in the first 12 m of the warm tropical seas off the coast of Australia. Ovoviviparous, the male carries the eggs in a brood pouch found under the tail.[3]
References
- ^ Gillespie, K.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Corythoichthys ocellatus (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65365054A115415754. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65365054A67619410.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Corythoichthys ocellatus". FishBase. August 2008 version.
- ^ Gerald Allen, Roger Steene, Paul Humann & Ned Deloach Reef Fish Identification Tropical Pacific, (New World Publications Inc, Jacksonville, Florida, USA 2003) ISBN 1-878348-36-1
External links
- Photos of Corythoichthys ocellatus on Sealife Collection