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Syngnathidae

Barred shortbody pipefish

Choeroichthys cinctus

Males hatch eggs in pouch

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Small
Tropical fish

Barred shortbody pipefish is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Choeroichthys
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia to Samoa.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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