Species Corythoichthys benedetto Allen & Erdmann, 2008

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External Links

• Corythoichthys benedetto 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, Figs. 1-4].

  Type data:

   Holotype NCIPJ 6321, Northwest entrance to Selat Iris, Triton Bay, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, depth 14 m. [3°53.757'S, 134°06.638'E].
  Paratype(s) USNM 214895; USNM 391917; WAM P.32887-001.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Corythoichthys sp. 2. —
  Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [105]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Tentative record from the Northern Great Barrier Reef, QLD, based on photo: tropical, east-Indo-west-Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef.

 

General References

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

Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. (as Corythoichthys sp. 2)

Kuiter, R.H. 2009. Seahorses and their relatives. Seaford, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 331. [189]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. (Benedetto's Pipefish)

FishBase 2013. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Benedetto's Pipefish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017	SYNGNATHIFORMES	19-Apr-2017	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
	SYNGNATHIFORMES	20-May-2014	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)