Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Subordo: Syngnathoidei
Familia: Syngnathidae
Subfamiliae: Syngnathinae
Genus: Corythoichthys
Species (14): C. amplexus – C. benedetto – C. conspicillatus – C. flavofasciatus – C. haematopterus – C. insularis – C. intestinalis – C. isigakius – C. nigripectus – C. ocellatus – C. paxtoni – C. polynotatus – C. schultzi – C. waitei
Name
Corythoichthys Kaup, 1853: 231
Type species: Syngnathus fasciatus Gray, 1830, by subsequent designation by Jordan & Evermann (1896: 761).
References
Primary references
Kaup, J.J. 1853. Uebersicht der Lophobranchier. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 19(pt. 1): 226-234.
Corythoichthys is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae. All species in the genus are found in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans on reefs or rubble bottoms. Relationships and taxonomy within the genus are still in debate, but there may be at least 23 species.
Males and females engage in seasonal pair bonding and are most often found in pairs on reefs. During courtship, the male and female "dance" around one another above the substrate. The female lays her eggs in a sheet, which she then presses against the underside of the male. The male will then grow skin over the eggs to form a brood pouch. Small pipefish hatch out of the eggs within a few weeks.
Species
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[1]
Corythoichthys amplexus C. E. Dawson & J. E. Randall, 1975 (Brown-banded pipefish)
Corythoichthys benedetto G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2008 (Benedotto's pipefish)
Corythoichthys conspicillatus (Jenyns, 1842) (Reticulate pipefish)
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus (Rüppell, 1838) (Network pipefish)
A network pipefish (Corythoichthys flavofasciatus).
Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851) (Messmate pipefish)
Corythoichthys insularis C. E. Dawson, 1977
Corythoichthys intestinalis (E. P. Ramsay, 1881) (Scribbled pipefish)
Corythoichthys nigripectus Herald, 1953 (Black-breasted pipefish)
Corythoichthys ocellatus Herald, 1953 (Ocellated pipefish)
Corythoichthys paxtoni C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Paxton's pipefish)
Corythoichthys polynotatus C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Many-spotted pipefish)
Corythoichthys schultzi Herald, 1953 (Schultz's pipefish)
Corythoichthys waitei Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Waite's pipefish)
References
Kuiter, Rudie H. 2000. Seahorses, pipefishes, and the relatives. Chorleywood, UK: TMC Publishing. 240 p.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Corythoichthys". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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