Softcoral pipefish (Siokunichthys breviceps)

Scientific name: Siokunichthys breviceps Smith, 1963

Softcoral pipefish (Siokunichthys breviceps)

The Softcoral pipefish (Siokunichthys breviceps) is a marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Mozambique. Western Pacific: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Queensland, Australia.

Biology

Uniform light cream for the type material of West Indian Ocean species; the west Pacific form has a banded pattern.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Siokunichthys breviceps
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique. Western Pacific: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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