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-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.