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Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851)

Messmate pipefish
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Reef-top pipefish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Banda Neira (Ref. 48635). Known from Bali and Flores (Ref. 8631, 47567). Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Manado and vicinity, Pulau Seribu and Pulau Weh; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kuiter, R.H., 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Yellow-streaked pipefish, Reeftop pipefish, Bloodspot pipefish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Corythoichthys: Greek, korys, korythos = helmet + Greek, ichtys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 21 m (Ref. 37816).   Tropical; 32°N - 27°S, 34°E - 170°W

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