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Syngnathidae
Red-cheeked Pipefish
Corythoichthys insularis
Pipefish of Coastal Waters
- Red
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- South Asia
- Anguilliform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Red
Tropical
Regional distribution
Anguilliform
SmallRed-cheeked Pipefish is known around Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and records give a maximum length of 10 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Corythoichthys
- Maximum length
- 10 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: Amirante and Comoros islands. Also reported from the Maldives (Ref. 11303 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
