Messmate pipefish

Picture of the Messmate pipefish has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution.
Original source: originally posted to Flickr as PipeFish
Author: Steve Childs

Messmate pipefish, Dragon Pipefish Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851) ... More

The messmate pipefish Corythoichthys haematopterus is a member of the family Syngnathidae and lives in monogamous pairs. Pairs of this species as well as of other closely-related monogamous pipefishes are known to perform greeting behavior. More

The messmate pipefish Corythoichthys haematopterus is a member of the family Syngnathidae. Males of all syngnathids have a brood pouch in which fertilized eggs are protected until hatching. More

Common names

Australian banded pipe in English
Australian messmate pipefish in English
banded pipefish in English
Bloodspot pipefish in English
Bukaya bukaya in Tagbanwa Calamian
Dagum-dagum in Tagalog
Dagum-dagum in Visayan
Fipumas in Mahl
Hippocampe flúte in French (français)
Ishi-yôji in Japanese (日本語)
Kabayong unat in Tagbanwa Calamian
Makkaraneula in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Messmate pipefish in English
ose ni waitui in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Pipefish in English
Pulchala in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Reef-top pipefish in English
Reeftop pipefish in English
Safiirineula in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Scribbled pipefish in English
Tongkur putih in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Waite's pipe-fish in English
Yellow-streaked pipefish in English
പുല്ചാള in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
內冠海龍 in Mandarin Chinese
内冠海龙 in Mandarin Chinese
紅鰭冠海龍 in Mandarin Chinese
红鳍冠海龙 in Mandarin Chinese

Picture of Corythoichthys intestinalis has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial.
Original source: FishBase
-John E. Randall -Author: John E. Randall
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Order : Syngnathiformes
Family : Syngnathidae
Genus : Corythoichthys
Species : Corythoichthys intestinalis
Authority : Bleeker, 1851