Corythoichthys nigripectus | |
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Male carrying eggs | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Corythoichthys |
Species: | C. nigripectus
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Binomial name | |
Corythoichthys nigripectus Herald, 1953
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Corythoichthys nigripectus (black-breasted pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea, Indonesia and the Philippines to the Society Islands, Guam and New Caledonia.[1] It inhabits coral reefs and algae patches at depths of 5–30 metres (16–98 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 11 centimetres (4.3 in).[2] This species is both monogamous and ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs and giving birth to live young.[3]