Choeroichthys is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
| Choeroichthys | |
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| Sculptured Pipefish (C. sculptus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Choeroichthys Kaup, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Choeroichthys valencienni[1] (Kaup, 1856)
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Etymology
editThe genus name is derived from the Greek choiros meaning "a pig" and ichthys meaning "fish".
Species
editThere are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Choeroichthys brachysoma (Bleeker, 1855) (Short-bodied pipefish)
- Choeroichthys cinctus C. E. Dawson, 1976 (Barred shortbody pipefish)
- Choeroichthys latispinosus C. E. Dawson, 1978 (Muiron pipefish)
- Choeroichthys sculptus (Günther, 1870) (Sculptured pipefish)
- Choeroichthys smithi C. E. Dawson, 1976
- Choeroichthys suillus Whitley, 1951 (Pig-snouted pipefish)
References
edit- ^ Kuiter, Rudie H. 2000. Seahorses, pipefishes, and the relatives. Chorleywood, UK: TMC Publishing. 240 p.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Choeroichthys". FishBase. October 2012 version.
External links
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Media related to Choeroichthys at Wikimedia Commons
