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Species Corythoichthys amplexus Dawson & Randall, 1975

Redbanded Pipefish, Brown-banded Pipefish, Brownbanded Pipefish, Fijian Banded Pipefish, Red-banded Pipefish

  • Type data:
     Holotype USNM 213479 (male), Beqa Lagoon, Stuart and Yanuca Islands, Fiji Islands. 6.1m.
    Paratype(s) ANSP 108972, Curieuse Island, south end of Laraie Bay, Seychelles. To 9.1m; ANSP 108993, Mahé Island, west side of north islet, Seychelles. 7.6-18.3m; ANSP 110017, Beau Vallon Bay, NNW of Hotel des Seychelles, Seychelles. 12.2-15.2m; ANSP 110036, African Island, south west of North Island, Seychelles. 3.7m; ANSP 110050, off east end of D'Arros Island, Seychelles. 21.3-30.5m; ANSP 110053, vicinity Praslin Island south of Round Island, Seychelles. To 15.2m; ANSP 110058, isolated coral in sand, Mahé Island, NW end of beau Vallon Bay, Seychelles. 6.1-7.5m; BPBM 15614, coral head, Alite reef odd Malaita lagoon, Solomon Islands. 3m; BPBM 17949, Beqa Lagoon, Stuart and Yanuca Islands, Fiji Islands. 6.1m; BPBM 18033, Curieuse Island, south end of Laraie Bay, Seychelles. To 9.1m; GCRL 13337, Beqa Lagoon, Stuart and Yanuca Islands, Fiji Islands. 6.1m; GCRL 13358, Kabena Island, Tallabassi Bay off NE tip of Damalawa Islands, Celebes Island (Sulawesi). [~ 122°4'00"E, 5°17'20"S]; GCRL 13463, Curieuse Island, south end of Laraie Bay, Seychelles. To 9.1m; USNM 213480, Beqa Lagoon, Stuart and Yanuca Islands, Fiji Islands. 6.1m; USNM 213510, Kabena Island, Tallabassi Bay off NE tip of Damalawa Islands, Celebes Island (Sulawesi). [~ 122°4'00"E, 5°17'20"S]; GCRL 1336, coral head, Alite reef odd Malaita lagoon, Solomon Islands. 3m; USNM 213511, Madang Harbor inside south tip of Paeowai Island, New Guinea. 9.1-10.7m.

 

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

0-35m

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [74] (As amplex)

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2008. Corythoichthys Benedetto, a new pipefish (Pisces: Syngnathidae) from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology [formerly Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology] 13(3-4): 121-126 [122]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [188]

Dawson, C.E. 1977. Review of the pipefish genus Corythoichthys with description of three new species. Copeia 1977(2): 295-338 figs 1-21 [303]

Dawson, C.E. 1985. Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs (Mississippi) : Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 230 pp. 293 figs pl. 1. [38]

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts 2008. Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/sprat

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [26]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [78]

Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [104]

Kuiter, R.H. 2009. Seahorses and their relatives. Seaford, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 331. [188] (considered endemic to Fiji, with Australian records based on more than one undescribed species)

Paulus, T. 1999. Family Syngnathidae. pp. 2264-2276 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2273]

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Syngnathidae. pp. 810-846 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [815]

Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [414]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [72]

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017 SYNGNATHIFORMES 29-Aug-2016 MODIFIED Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
25-Jun-2015 SYNGNATHIFORMES 24-Aug-2016 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED