Messmate pipefish

Messmate pipefish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Corythoichthys
Species: C. haematopterus
Binomial name
Corythoichthys haematopterus
(Bleeker, 1851)

Corythoichthys haematopterus, known commonly as the Messmate pipefish, is a species of marine fish in the family Syngnathidae. [1]

The Messmate pipefish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, from the eastern coast of Africa to the Vanuatu Islands. [2]

The Messmate pipefish is a small size fish and can reach a maximum size of 19.8 cm length. [3] It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade where it is commonly known as the Dragonfaced pipefish. [4]

Taxonomic synonyms

  • Corythoichthys hematopterus (Bleeker, 1851) (misspelling)
  • Corythroichthys elerae Evermann & Seale, 1907
  • Corythroichthys isigakius Jordan & Snyder, 1901
  • Ichthyocampus papuensis Sauvage, 1880
  • Syngnathus crenulatus Weber, 1913
  • Syngnathus haematopterus Bleeker, 1851

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