Choeroichthys
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Choeroichthys (from Ancient Greek χοῖρος (khoîros), meaning "pig", and ἰχθύς (ikhthús), meaning "fish", and thus, "pig fish") is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
- 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)
External links
- Media related to Choeroichthys at Wikimedia Commons