Mushroom-coral pipefish

Siokunichthys nigrolineatus

A Quiet Guest Among Coral Tentacles

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

Mushroom-coral pipefish is known around Western Central Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and records give a maximum length of 8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Siokunichthys
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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