Network Pipefish

Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Cream-coloured to pale yellowish with dark markings.

Size : 15 cm

Habitat : In coral reefs on rock, rubble, grit and living coral, 1-25 m. Alone, in pairs or in small groups.

Distribution : Red Sea to Mauritius and the Maldives.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Syngnathiformes

FAMILY

:

Syngnathidae

GENUS

:

Corythoichthys

SPECIES

:

Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner