Biology:Choeroichthys smithi
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| Choeroichthys smithi | |
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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. smithi
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| Binomial name | |
| Choeroichthys smithi Dawson, 1976
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Choeroichthys smithi (shortfin pipefish, or Smith's short-bodied pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean along the coasts of Reunion, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Madagascar, Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa.[1] It is a demersal species, inhabiting tide pools and reef flats in coastal waters where it can grow to lengths of 5 cm.[2] This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying the eggs and giving birth to live young.[2] The specific name honours the South Africa n ichthyologist J.L.B. Smith (1897-1968) who collected the material which was used as the holotype by Dawson when he described the species.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fiegenbaum, H.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Choeroichthys smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T65364594A115413753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65364594A67619058.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/65364594/115413753.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Choeroichthys smithi" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ↑ C.E. Dawson (1976). "Review of the Indo-Pacific pipefish genus Choeroichthys (Pisces: Syngnathidae), with descriptions of two new species". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 89 (3): 39–65. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34558351#page/67/mode/1up.
Further reading
Wikidata ☰ Q2665291 entry
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