Siokunichthys
Appearance
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S. nigrolineatus on Fungia sp. mushroom coral | |
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Genus: | Siokunichthys Herald, 1953
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Siokunichthys is a genus of pipefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species, Siokunichthys nigrolineatus, has a commensal relationship with mushroom corals of the genus Fungia.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Siokunichthys bentuviai E. Clark, 1966
- Siokunichthys breviceps J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Softcoral pipefish)
- Siokunichthys herrei Herald, 1953 (Herre’s pipefish)
- Siokunichthys nigrolineatus C. E. Dawson, 1983
- Siokunichthys southwelli (Duncker, 1910) (Southwell's pipefish)
- Siokunichthys striatus R. Fricke, 2004 (New Caledonian soft-coral pipefish)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Siokunichthys". FishBase. October 2012 version.
External links
- Media related to Siokunichthys at Wikimedia Commons