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Corythoichthys
Corythoichthys is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae. All species in the genus are found in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans on reefs or rubble bottoms. Relationships and taxonomy within the genus are still in debate, but there may be at least 23 species.
Males and females engage in seasonal pair bonding and are most often found in pairs on reefs. During courtship, the male and female "dance" around one another above the substrate. The female lays her eggs in a sheet, which she then presses against the underside of the male. The male will then grow skin over the eggs to form a brood pouch. Small pipefish hatch out of the eggs within a few weeks.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species
Reeftop Pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys haematopterus
Network Pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys flavofasciatus
Messmate Pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys intestinalis
Schultz's Pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys schultzi
Reticulate Pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys conspicillatus
Orange-spotted Pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys ocellatus
Redbanded Pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys amplexus
Black-breasted Pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys nigripectus
Benedetto's Pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys benedetto
yellow-spotted pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys polynotatus
Red-cheeked Pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys insularis
Paxton's Pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys paxtoni
Corythoichthys waitei
speciesCorythoichthys waitei
Ishigaki Pipefish
speciesCorythoichthys isigakius
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87646.