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Pipefish (no English common name)
Corythoichthys insularis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Pipefish (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Corythoichthys insularis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 10 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 20 to 43 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A slender pipefish reaching about 10 cm, recorded from about 20 to 43 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Corythoichthys-insularis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_aguja_(Corythoichthys_insularis),_parque_nacional_Ras_M
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.