Yellow-banded pipefish (Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
- Common name
- Yellow-banded pipefish
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Corythoichthys
- Size
- 8–12 cm
- Depth
- 1–30 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- coral-reef, sand
- Behaviours
- pair, cryptic
- Ocean zones
- Asian Pacific, East Atlantic, Indian Ocean & Red Sea
Description
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus reaches 12 cm. Pipefish (Syngnathidae) Indo-Pacific with extremely elongated thin cream-white body with multiple yellow-orange vertical bands and distinctive fine red-brown reticulations. Lives in pairs from 1 to 30 m on sand, rubble and corals of entire Indo-Pacific (Red Sea to central Pacific). Male gestation (like all Syngnathidae). Cousin of seahorses and other pipefish. Classic macro photo subject of coral and muck dives. Faithful pair reputation.
Photo of Yellow-banded pipefish
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Yellow-banded pipefish?
- Yellow-banded pipefish (Corythoichthys flavofasciatus) reaches 8–12 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Yellow-banded pipefish?
- Yellow-banded pipefish is found between 1–30 m deep.
- Is the Yellow-banded pipefish dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Yellow-banded pipefish?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Yellow-banded pipefish?
- Found in: Asian Pacific, East Atlantic, Indian Ocean & Red Sea.
Other species in the genus Corythoichthys
Other species in the family Syngnathidae
- Hippocampus guttulatus - Long-snouted seahorse
- Hippocampus pontohi - Pontoh's pygmy seahorse
- Hippocampus denise - Denise's pygmy seahorse
- Hippocampus severnsi - Severns' pygmy seahorse
- Hippocampus hippocampus - Short-snouted seahorse
- Doryrhamphus excisus - Flagtail pipefish
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 217992)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2333138)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia