Brown-banded Pipefish
Corythoichthys amplexus
- Usual depth3–18 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Corythoichthys amplexus, known commonly as the brown-banded pipefish, is a species of marine fish in the family Syngnathidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Corythoichthys amplexus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 17 records
- February: 33 records
- March: 21 records
- April: 24 records
- May: 23 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 24 records
- October: 19 records
- November: 28 records
- December: 16 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–18 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Brown-banded Pipefish, Brownbanded Pipefish, Fijian Banded Pipefish, Red-banded Pipefish, Redbanded Pipefish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Syngnathe à bandes marron
- Japanese
- Obiishiyoji, Obi-ishi-yôji, オビイシヨウジ
- Simplified Chinese
- 环纹冠海龙, 環紋冠海龍
Other scientific names: Corythoichutys amplexus
Similar species
Banded PipefishCorythoichthys flavofasciatus
Bloodspot PipefishCorythoichthys haematopterus
Banded pipefishCorythoichthys intestinalis
Benedetto's PipefishCorythoichthys benedetto
Reticulated PipefishCorythoichthys conspicillatus
Cheeked PipefishCorythoichthys insularis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 174 open-data records from 1957 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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