Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Brown-Banded Pipefish
Corythoichthys amplexus
Brown-Banded Pipefish
Category: Pipefishes
Scientific Name: Corythoichthys amplexus
Size: Up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Syngnathiformes (Order)
      └Syngnathidae (Family)
       └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
        └Corythoichthys (Genus)
         └C. amplexus (Species)

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