Corythoichthys schultzi

Schultzs Pipefish | Gilded Pipefish | Long-snouted Pipefish
Corythoichthys schultzi
Corythoichthys schultzi, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Corythoichthys schultzi
Corythoichthys schultzi, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
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Corythoichthys schultzi
Corythoichthys schultzi

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Light brown with a long snout, and dark spots and lines along body broken by narrow light bands or rings. Spots and lines sometimes orange or yellow bordered with black. Usually in pairs.


Information

Max Size: 16 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 21.5-31.5°C

Depth: 0-30m

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Infrequent (2.7% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Joe Shields