Choeroichthys

Choeroichthys is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Choeroichthys
Sculptured Pipefish (C. sculptus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Choeroichthys Kaup, 1856
Type species
Choeroichthys valencienni[1] (Kaup, 1856)

Etymology

The genus name is derived from the Greek choiros meaning "a pig" and ichthys meaning "fish".

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Choeroichthys brachysoma (Bleeker, 1855) (Short-bodied pipefish)
• Choeroichthys cinctus C. E. Dawson, 1976 (Barred shortbody pipefish)
• Choeroichthys latispinosus C. E. Dawson, 1978 (Muiron pipefish)
• Choeroichthys sculptus (Günther, 1870) (Sculptured pipefish)
• Choeroichthys smithi C. E. Dawson, 1976
• Choeroichthys suillus Whitley, 1951 (Pig-snouted pipefish)