- Schultz's pipefish
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Schultz's pipefish Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Syngnathiformes Family: Syngnathidae Genus: Corythoichthys Species: C. schultzi Binomial name Corythoichthys schultzi
Herald, 1953Schultz's pipefish, Corythoichthys schultzi, is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae, found throughout the Indo-Pacific Oceans at depths of between 2 and 30 m. Its length is up to 16 cm.
Ovoviviparous, the male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Corythoichthys schultzi" in FishBase. September 2007 version.
- Gerald Allen, Roger Steene, Paul Humann & Ned Deloach Reef Fish Identification Tropical Pacific, (New World Publications Inc, Jacksonville, Florida, USA 2003) ISBN 1-878348-36-1
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