Siokunichthys

Siokunichthys is a genus of pipefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species, Siokunichthys nigrolineatus, has a commensal relationship with mushroom corals of the genus Fungia.

Siokunichthys
S. nigrolineatus on Fungia sp. mushroom coral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Siokunichthys
Herald, 1953
Type species
Siokunichthys herrei
Herald, 1953

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Siokunichthys bentuviai E. Clark, 1966
  • Siokunichthys breviceps J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Softcoral pipefish)
  • Siokunichthys herrei Herald, 1953 (Herre's pipefish)
  • Siokunichthys nigrolineatus C. E. Dawson, 1983
  • Siokunichthys southwelli (Duncker, 1910) (Southwell's pipefish)
  • Siokunichthys striatus R. Fricke, 2004 (New Caledonian soft-coral pipefish)
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References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Siokunichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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