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Scribbled Pipefish

Corythoichthys intestinalis

Also known as: Australian Banded Pipe, Australian Messmate Pipefish, Banded Messmate Pipefish, Banded Pipefish, Messmate Pipefish, Waite's Pipefish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@fishx6 · Lembeh, Indonesia · August 20081 / 5
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Overview

Found in pairs or small schools over coral, rubble and sandy areas of shallow reef flats, lagoons and seaward reefs.
They feed on tiny swimming invertebrates which they suck whole into their mouths.

Pipefish are like seahorses in that the male gives birth!
The female deposits their eggs after fertilisation into the males pouch located under their tail to incubate the eggs for one month before giving birth.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Central Pacific
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LIVES IN

Found in pairs or small schools over coral, rubble and sandy areas of shallow reef flats, lagoons and seaward reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderSyngnathiformes
    5. familySyngnathidae
    6. genusCorythoichthys
    7. speciesCorythoichthys intestinalis (Ramsay, 1881)

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    More in the family

    Pipefishes-Seahorses (Syngnathidae)