Species Corythoichthys amplexus Dawson & Randall, 1975

CAAB: 37282047

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

Corythoichthys amplexus Dawson, C.E. & Randall, J.E. 1975. Notes on Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Pisces : Syngnathidae) with description of two new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 88(25): 263-280 figs 1-9 [271, figs 6-7].
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.

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Dampier Archipelago (20º21´S, 116º50'E) and Scott Reef, WA (14º04´S, 121º47'E), and Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea (10º13´S, 144°25'E) to Lady Musgrave Island, QLD (23º54´S, 152°25'E); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

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]

Common Name References

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [15] (Red-banded Pipefish)

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

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [72] (Brown-banded Pipefish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Redbanded Pipefish)

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