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Species of fish

Short-bodied pipefish

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Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Genus:	Choeroichthys
Species:	C. brachysoma
Binomial name
*Choeroichthys brachysoma* Bleeker, 1855
Synonyms
Syngnathus brachysoma Bleeker, 1855 Dooryichthys brachysoma (Bleeker, 1855) Choeroichthys valencienni Kaup, 1856 Doryichthys valenciennii (Kaup, 1856) Doryichthys serialis Günther, 1884

Choeroichthys brachysoma (short-bodied pipefish or Pacific short-bodied pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae.

Overview

It is found in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Society Islands, the Philippines, Guam, and northern Australia. It inhabits tide pools, seagrass, rocky coastlines, mangroves, and coral reef areas at depths of 2–25 metres (6.6–82.0 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 7 centimetres (2.8 in). C. brachysoma shows sexual dimorphism, the females are slender with two rows of black spots along their flanks, while the males have a shorter, wider body marked with scattered, small white spots. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs in a brood pouch until giving birth to live young. Males may brood at 3.5–4 centimetres (1.4–1.6 in).

References

^ Fiegenbaum, H. & Pollom, R. (2015). "Choeroichthys brachysoma". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T56852595A82938789. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015.RLTS.T56852595A82938789.en.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Choeroichthys brachysoma". FishBase. February 2018 version.
Thompson, Vanessa J. & Dianne J. Bray. "Pacific Shortbody Pipefish, Choeroichthys brachysoma (Bleeker 1855)". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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