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Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Nerophinae
Genus: Choeroichthys

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7 species (see list below)
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Photo by Johnson, S.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Choeroichthys brachysoma (Bleeker, 1855)

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Choeroichthys brachysoma
[Short-bodied pipefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Choeroichthys cinctus Dawson, 1976

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Choeroichthys cinctus
[Barred shortbody pipefish]
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Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Choeroichthys hadiatyae
[Renny’s pipefish]
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Choeroichthys latispinosus
[Muiron pipefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Choeroichthys sculptus (Günther, 1870)

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Choeroichthys sculptus
[Sculptured pipefish]
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Choeroichthys smithi
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Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Choeroichthys suillus
[Pigsnout pipefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Choeroichthys brachysoma Short-bodied pipefish Indo-Pacific 7 TL 1855
Choeroichthys cinctus Barred shortbody pipefish Western Pacific 8 SL 1976
Choeroichthys hadiatyae Renny’s pipefish Western Central Pacific 3.4 SL 2020
Choeroichthys latispinosus Muiron pipefish Eastern Indian Ocean 1978
Choeroichthys sculptus Sculptured pipefish Indo-Pacific 8.5 TL 1870
Choeroichthys smithi Western Indian Ocean 5 TL 1976
Choeroichthys suillus Pigsnout pipefish Western Central Pacific 6.8 SL 1951



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