Siokunichthys bentuviai, Barred xenia-pipefish

Siokunichthys bentuviai Clark, 1966

Barred xenia-pipefish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Siokunichthys: From Siokun Bay, Zamboanga peninsula, Philippines + Greek, ichthys = fish.
Eponymy: Dr Adam Ben-Tuvia (1919–1999) was born in Krakow, Poland, but died in Jerusalem, Israel. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 10 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea: El Tur, Sinai Peninsula and Dahlak Archipelago (Ethiopia); Gulf of Aden: in the vicinity of Musha Islands, near Djibouti. Eastern Indian Ocen: Manado region of northern Sulawesi, Indonesia (Ref. 90102).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5173)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 28.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in coral and sandy bottoms and among coral branches from 0 to 9.1 m. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Also found among Xenia soft coral in 1-10 m (Ref 90102).

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Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).

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Dawson, C.E., 1983. Synopsis of the Indo-Pacific pipefish genus Siokunichthys (Syngnathidae), with description of S. nigrolineatus n. sp. Pac. Sci. 37:49-63. (Ref. 5173)

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

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 28 October 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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