Biology:Choeroichthys cinctus
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Short description: Species of fish
| Barred shortbody pipefish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Choeroichthys |
| Species: | C. cinctus
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| Binomial name | |
| Choeroichthys cinctus Dawson, 1976
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Choeroichthys cinctus (barred shortbody pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean, from Indonesia and the Philippines to Samoa, where it usually inhabits sheltered reef habitats at depths over 10 metres (33 ft).[1] It can grow to lengths of 10 centimetres (3.9 in).[2] This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs in a brood pouch until giving birth to live young. Males may brood at 3 centimetres (1.2 in).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fiegenbaum, H.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Choeroichthys cinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T65364515A115412792. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65364515A67619043.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/65364515/115412792.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Choeroichthys cinctus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
Further reading
Wikidata ☰ Q2522625 entry
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