Short-bodied pipefish (Choeroichthys brachysoma) fish species and information / pictures of Short-bodied pipefish - Choeroichthys brachysoma

Short-bodied pipefish (Choeroichthys brachysoma) fish species information

Scientific Name
Choeroichthys brachysoma

Common Name
Short-bodied pipefish

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

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1855

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Pipefishes and Seahorses (Syngnathiformes)

Family

Pipefishes and seahorses (Syngnathidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

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

Range

30°N - 30°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

2 m

Depth To - meters

25 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 25 m (Ref. 30874)

Trophic Level

3.2 s.e. 0.45 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

7.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated