Choeroichthys cinctus Barred Shortbody Pipefish

Choeroichthys cinctus is commonly referred to as Barred Shortbody Pipefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Jenvit Seriburi

Choeroichthys cinctus,Romblon Island, PH 2023

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lexID:: 17468
AphiaID:: 277992

Scientific:: Choeroichthys cinctus
German:: Balken-Kurzrumpf-Seenadel
English:: Barred Shortbody Pipefish

Category:: Pipefishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Choeroichthys (Genus) > cinctus (Species)
Initial determination:: Dawson, 1976

Occurrence:: Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Komodo (Komodo Island), Maumere, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Tonga, Vanuatu
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 10 - 40 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Protected reefs, Reef-associated, Rock crevices, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 3.15" (8 cm)
Temperature:: 25,8 °F - 28,9 °F (25,8°C - 28,9°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Invertebrates
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown