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Corythoichthys benedetto Allen & Erdmann, 2008

Benedetto's pipefish
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Corythoichthys benedetto
Female picture by Erdmann, M.V.


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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Northwest entrance to Selat Iris, Triton Bay, Papua Barat Province, NCIP 6321 (holotype of Corythoichthys benedetto, 6.74 cm SL, female). Known from Triton Bay Triton Bay, Papua Barat Province (western New Guinea) and Kabaena Island, off southern Sulawesi; and from underwater photographs taken at Bali and Flores (Ref. 74959). Also Ref. 90102.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2008
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Corythoichthys: Greek, korys, korythos = helmet + Greek, ichtys = fish (Ref. 45335);  benedetto: Named for Benedetto Craxi, former Prime Minister of Italy..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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