Scribbled pipefish

Scribbled pipefish
Scribbled pipefish
Specimen in the London Zoo.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Corythoichthys
Species: C. intestinalis
Binomial name
Corythoichthys intestinalis
Ramsay, 1881

Scribbled pipefish, Corythoichthys intestinalis, is a pipefish of the genus Corythoichthys within the family Syngnathidae. The males carry the eggs inside a specific pouch until they hatch the eggs, however they are not themselves pregnant. The species live in the Indo-pacific waters.

References

  • London Zoo.