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OCELLATE PIPEFISH FACTS |
Description
The Ocellate Pipefish is a long slender fish with orange spots and streaks on the body and tail. The snout is long and slender and it has a distinct tail.
Size
length to 12cm
Habitat
rubble patches of shallow sheltered reefs. depth range to 12 m
Breeding
Ovoviviparous. The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch under the tail.
Range
Western Central Pacific: Celebes and Philippines to Palau, the Solomon Islands, and Australia. In Australia it is known from the northern to southern Great Barrier Reef.
Classification
| Class: | Actinopterygii | | Order: | Syngnathiformes | | Family: | Syngnathidae | | Genus: | Corythoichthys | | Species: | ocellatus | | Common Name: | Ocellate Pipefish |
Relatives in same Genus
Schultz's Pipefish (C. schultzi)
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