Corythoichthys ocellatus
Corythoichthys ocellatus, the ocellated pipefish or orange-spotted pipefish, is a marine pipefish found in the western Pacific Ocean.[2] Belonging to the family Syngnathidae, it grows up to 10 cm long, and is found in the first 12 m of the warm tropical seas off the coast of Australia. Ovoviviparous, the male carries the eggs in a brood pouch found under the tail.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Corythoichthys |
| Species: | C. ocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Corythoichthys ocellatus Herald, 1953 | |
References
- Gillespie, K.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Corythoichthys ocellatus (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65365054A115415754. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65365054A67619410.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Corythoichthys ocellatus" in FishBase. August 2008 version.
- Gerald Allen, Roger Steene, Paul Humann & Ned Deloach Reef Fish Identification Tropical Pacific, (New World Publications Inc, Jacksonville, Florida, USA 2003) ISBN 1-878348-36-1
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