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Family Syngnathidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC

Corythoichthys haematopterus

Wakatobi, Indonesia, 4 feet
 

REEF-TOP PIPEFISH

Inhabits silty reef flats & seagrasses as pairs.  Attains 8 inches.  East Africa to Okinawa & Vanuatu.  Replaced by Corythoichthys intestinalis in the Central Pacific.