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Barred shortbody pipefish (Choeroichthys cinctus)
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Ecological Illustration of Barred shortbody pipefish (Choeroichthys cinctus)
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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
Water type
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
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