Biology:Corythoichthys nigripectus

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Short description: Species of fish

Corythoichthys nigripectus
Blackbreasted Pipefish carrying eggs.jpg
Male carrying eggs
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Corythoichthys
Species:
C. nigripectus
Binomial name
Corythoichthys nigripectus
Herald, 1953

Corythoichthys nigripectus (black-breasted pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea, Indonesia and the Philippines to the Society Islands, Guam and New Caledonia.[1] It inhabits coral reefs and algae patches at depths of 5–30 metres (16–98 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 11 centimetres (4.3 in).[2] This species is both monogamous and ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs and giving birth to live young.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gillespie, K.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Corythoichthys nigripectus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T65365012A115415262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65365012A67619405.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/65365012/115415262. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Corythoichthys nigripectus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. p. 298

Wikidata ☰ Q2366609 entry