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Choeroichthys sculptus (Günther, 1870)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 34; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4. Short-snouted; dark, blackish brown with small black spots and small white ocelli in parallel series along trunk, and some white speckles over the back (Ref. 48635). Males are characterized by vertical row of silver spots (Ref 1602).

Common Names

  • Gegraveerde pypvis , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Sculpted pipefish , English , Micronesia
  • Sculptured pipefish , English , Australia
  • Sculptured pipefish , English , Christmas I.
  • Sculptured pipefish , English , Indonesia
  • Sculptured pipefish , English , Micronesia
  • Sculptured pipefish , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Sculptured pipefish , English , South Africa
  • Veistosneula , Finnish , Finland
  • Chigoyôji , Japanese , Japan
  • 彫紋海龍 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 猪海龙 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 豬海龍 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 雕纹海龙 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Tia'i pape , Tahitian , Tahiti

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Syngnathiformes

    Family: Syngnathidae

    Genus: Choeroichthys

    Species: Choeroichthys sculptus (Günther, 1870)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line, Society (Ref. 4281), and Gambier islands, north to southern Japan, south to Tonga.

    • Biology

    Inhabits intertidal reef flats. Also found in seagrass habitats to few meters depth (Ref. 48635). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Males may be brooding at 4.6 cm SL (Ref. 30874). Seen in lagoons and seaward reefs in 0-6 m (Ref 90102).

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless