Corythoichthys quattuordecim, Coral sea pipefish

Corythoichthys quattuordecim Yuki, Fricke & Motomura, 2025

Coral sea pipefish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Corythoichthys: Greek, korys, korythos = helmet + Greek, ichtys = fish (Ref. 45335); quattuordecim: Name 'quattuordecim' from the Latin word meaning 'fourteen', in reference to the 14 trunk rings in the new species.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 57 - 81 m (Ref. 137735). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137735)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 27; Anal soft rays: 4. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: trunk rings 14; total rings 51 or 52; pectoral fin rays 16 or 17 usually 16; dorsal fin origin behind posterior margin of anal ring; opercle with a denticulate longitudinal ridge; opercle with two or three black lines; absence of rows of pale spots on dorsal fin; venter of anterior trunk rings without blotches, spots, or lines; and venter of anal ring without black blotch (Ref. 137735).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Yuki, D., R. Fricke and H. Motomura, 2025. Corythoichthys quattuordecim, a new pipefish (Teleostei, Syngnathidae) from the Coral Sea. ZooKeys 1244:113-119. (Ref. 137735)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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