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Orange-Spotted Pipefish
The Orange-Spotted Pipefish - Corythoichthys ocellatus is tan with numerous dark-edged orange rectangular spots, white speckles; widely spaced narrow whitish bars encircle body; long snout. Usually found either solitary or in pairs among sandy or rubble bottoms.
"Corythoichthys ocellatus", the ocellated pipefish or orange-spotted pipefish, is a marine pipefish found in the western Pacific Ocean. Belonging to the family Syngnathidae, it grows up to 10 cm long, and is found in the first 12 m of the warm tropical seas off the coast of Australia. Ovoviviparous, the male carries the eggs in a brood pouch found under the tail.
Similar species: Pipefishes And Seahorses
By Albert Kang
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Uploaded May 27, 2017. Captured May 5, 2017 10:52 in Bounty Beachfront, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines.
