Species Corythoichthys conspicillatus (Jenyns, 1842)
Reticulate Pipefish, Reticulated Pipefish, Yellowbanded Pipefish
- Syngnathus conspicillatus Jenyns, L. 1842. Part 4 Fishes. pp. 97-172 pls 21-29 in Darwin, C. (ed.). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. London : Smith, Elder & Co. [147, pl. 27(4)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1917.7.14.27, Tahiti, Society Islands.
Generic Combinations
- Corythoichthys conspicillatus (Jenyns, 1842). —
Duncker, G. 1910. On some Syngnathids ("Pipe Fish") from Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica 7(25): 25-34, 1 pl. [29] (changed combination cited, genus misspelled as Corythroichthys)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Corythoichthys flavofasciatus Rüppell, 1838 [Kuiter (2000, 2009) considered C. flavofasciatus to be restricted to the Red Sea with Australian specimens being C. conspicillatus]. —
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. (in part, considered C. conspicillatus as a junior synonym of S. flavofasciatus)
Introduction
Many authors have considered this species to be a junior synonym of C. flavofasciatus with a wide Indo-Pacific distribution (Smith 1963, Dawson 1977, 1985). Herald (1953) treated Red Sea and central Pacific populations as distinct subspecies with C. flavofasciatus conspicillatus (Jenyns 1842) from the central Pacific, and Kuiter 2000 treated C. conspicillatus as a valid species with C. flavofasciatus restricted to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean and we tentatively follow that classification.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Clerk Reef, Rowley Shoals (17º20'S, 119º20'E) and Scott Reef (14º04'S, 121º46'E), WA, and Raine Island (11º36'S, 144°01'E) to Northeast Cay, Herald Group (16º56´S, 149º12'E) QLD, also Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island, Indian Ocean; tropical, western-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 [74] (as Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S .J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [209] (as Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
0-30m
General References
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. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [8] (as Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)
Dawson, C.E. 1977. Review of the pipefish genus Corythoichthys with description of three new species. Copeia 1977(2): 295-338 figs 1-21 [309] (as Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)
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. [39] (as Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)
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
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [375]
Herald, E.S. 1953. Family Syngnathidae: pipefishes. pp. 231-278, figs 36-44, pl. 22 in Schultz, L.P., Herald, E.S., Lachner, E.A., Welander, A.D. & Woods, L.P. (eds). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 1. Families Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 202(1): 1-685, figs 1-90, pls 1-74 [266]
Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S.J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Checklist and new records of Christmas Island fishes: the influence of isolation, biogeography and habitat availability on species abundance and community composition. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 184–202 [209] (as Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [26] (as Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)
Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [108] (as Corythoichthys conspicillatus, in part, regarded C. flavofasciatus as western Indian Ocean endemic)
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] (as Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)
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] (As C. flavofasciatus)
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. [415] (As C.flavofasciatus)
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. [500] (As C.flavofasciatus)
Zhang, H., Zhang, Y., Qin, G. & Lin, Q. 2015. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the network pipefish (Corythoichthys flavofasciatus) and the analyses of phylogenetic relationships within the Syngnathidae species. Marine Genomics 19: 59-64 [online 9 December 2014]
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [108] (Reticulated Pipefish)
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. [500] (Yellowbanded Pipefish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Reticulate Pipefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 02-May-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 25-Jun-2015 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 27-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |