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Paxton's pipefish (Corythoichthys paxtoni)
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Paxton's pipefish (Corythoichthys paxtoni) specimen
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Syngnathidae

Paxton's pipefish

Corythoichthys paxtoni

Livebearing Pipefish of Australian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Anguilliform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Paxton's pipefish is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 13.4 cm.

Maximum length
13.4 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Western Pacific: Australia. More recently reported from the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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