Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Sculptured pipefish
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Sculptured pipefish

Choeroichthys sculptus

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Sculptured pipefish
Scientific
Choeroichthys sculptus
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Syngnathidae (pipefishes and seahorses)
Maximum size
Up to about 8.5 cm (total length)
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 6 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015

Description

A short-snouted, dark pipefish with small black spots and white eyespots, reaching about 8.5 cm. It lives on intertidal reef flats and seagrass.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.