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Spotted Xenia Pipefish - Siokunichthys herrei This Spotted Xenia Pipefish - Siokunichthys herrei is small in size, around 7-8 cm in length but very slender (around 3-4 mm thickness). The body is mostly white in colour with some brownish markings on its head which camouflage perfectly with its host, the Xenia Corals.<br /> <br /> This was a special find for me, a rarity, and was lucky to see a pair.<br /> <br /> They looks quite similar to Siokunichthys bentuviai, which is recorded from Red Sea. Cebu,Fish,Geotagged,Malapascua,Philippines,Pipefish,Siokunichthys herrei,Spotted Xenia Pipefish,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Spotted Xenia Pipefish - Siokunichthys herrei

This Spotted Xenia Pipefish - Siokunichthys herrei is small in size, around 7-8 cm in length but very slender (around 3-4 mm thickness). The body is mostly white in colour with some brownish markings on its head which camouflage perfectly with its host, the Xenia Corals.

This was a special find for me, a rarity, and was lucky to see a pair.

They looks quite similar to Siokunichthys bentuviai, which is recorded from Red Sea.

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The Spotted Xenia Pipefish

Siokunichthys herrei is a species of Pipefish from the family of Syngnathidae.

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Similar species: Pipefishes And Seahorses
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 30, 2017. Captured Sep 16, 2017 06:22 in Unnamed Road, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines.
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  • TG-4
  • f/6.3
  • 1/320s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.