Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 26; Anal soft rays: 4. Dark brown with parallel of small black spots in series along trunk, and some white speckles (Ref. 48635).

Common Names

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Pacific short-bodied pipefish , English , Indonesia

Pacific shortbody pipefish , English , Australia

Pipefish , English , Malaysia

Short-bodied pipefish , English , Australia

Short-bodied pipefish , English , Malaysia

Short-bodied pipefish , English , Micronesia

Short-bodied pipefish , English , Papua New Guinea

Short-bodied pipefish , English , Global

Shortbodied pipefish , English , Christmas I.

Syngnathe trapu de l'Océan Indien , French , France

Undok-undok , Malay , Malaysia

Undok-undok tenggiling , Malay , Malaysia

短体猪海龙 , Mandarin Chinese , China

短體豬海龍 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Tia'i pape , Tahitian , Tahiti

Dagum-dagum , Visayan , Philippines

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Syngnathiformes

Family: Syngnathidae

Genus: Choeroichthys

Species: Choeroichthys brachysoma (Bleeker, 1855)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Society Islands, north to the Philippines and Guam, south to northern Australia.

Biology

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Occur on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Found in tide pool, seagrass, and coral reef areas. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The males carry the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Males may be brooding at 3.5-4.0 cm SL (Ref. 5316). Also found in lagoons and seaward reefs (Ref 90102).

Habitat

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associated

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless