Choeroichthys

Choeroichthys
Sculptured Pipefish (C. sculptus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Choeroichthys Kaup, 1856
Type species
Choeroichthys valencienni[1] (Kaup, 1856)

Choeroichthys is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Etymology

The genus name is derived from the Greek choiros meaning "a pig" and ichthys meaning "fish".

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]

• Choeroichthys brachysoma (Bleeker, 1855) (Short-bodied pipefish)
• Choeroichthys cinctus C. E. Dawson, 1976 (Barred shortbody pipefish)
• Choeroichthys latispinosus C. E. Dawson, 1978 (Muiron pipefish)
• Choeroichthys sculptus (Günther, 1870) (Sculptured pipefish)
• Choeroichthys smithi C. E. Dawson, 1976
• Choeroichthys suillus Whitley, 1951 (Pig-snouted pipefish)

References

1. Kuiter, Rudie H. 2000. Seahorses, pipefishes, and the relatives. Chorleywood, UK: TMC Publishing. 240 p.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Choeroichthys". FishBase. October 2012 version.

External links

• Media related to Choeroichthys at Wikimedia Commons