Reticulated Pipefish
Corythoichthys conspicillatus
- Usual depth1–7 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Jennie Pistevos, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jennie Pistevos · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Corythoichthys conspicillatus, the reticulate pipefish, is a species of pipefish from the family Syngnathidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Corythoichthys conspicillatus”, 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: 9 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 26 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 31 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–7 m · Deepest record: 8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) Donald Hampton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Donald Hampton · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Antoine MARNAT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Antoine MARNAT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jennie Pistevos, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Reticulated Pipefish, Reticulate Pipefish, Yellowbanded Pipefish
Other scientific names: Syngnathus conspicillatus
Similar species
Banded PipefishCorythoichthys flavofasciatus
Bloodspot PipefishCorythoichthys haematopterus
Banded pipefishCorythoichthys intestinalis
Brown-banded PipefishCorythoichthys amplexus
Benedetto's PipefishCorythoichthys benedetto
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).
- 57 open-data records from 1964 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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