Siokunichthys
Sign in to saveSiokunichthys is a genus of pipefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species, Siokunichthys nigrolineatus, has a commensal relationship with mushroom corals of the genus Fungia.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSyngnathiformes
- FamilySyngnathidae
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- 4
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Collections
- WAM, AM, SAMA, MAGNT
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Fiji
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Siokunichthys is a genus of pipefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species, Siokunichthys nigrolineatus, has a commensal relationship with mushroom corals of the genus Fungia.
==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus: Siokunichthys bentuviai E. Clark, 1966 Siokunichthys breviceps J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Softcoral pipefish) Siokunichthys herrei Herald, 1953 (Herre's pipefish) Siokunichthys nigrolineatus C. E. Dawson, 1983 Siokunichthys southwelli (Duncker, 1910) (Southwell's pipefish) Siokunichthys striatus R. Fricke, 2004 (New Caledonian soft-coral pipefish)
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