Many-spotted pipefish
Corythoichthys polynotatus
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, June, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Corythoichthys polynotatus, known commonly as the many-spotted pipefish or yellow-spotted pipefish, is a species of marine fish in the family Syngnathidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Corythoichthys polynotatus”, 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: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 1.1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Many-spotted pipefish, yellowspotted pipefish, Yellow-spotted pipefish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Oboroishiyoji, オボロイシヨウジ
- Simplified Chinese
- 多名冠海龍, 多名冠海龙
Similar species
Banded PipefishCorythoichthys flavofasciatus
Bloodspot PipefishCorythoichthys haematopterus
Banded pipefishCorythoichthys intestinalis
Gilded pipefishCorythoichthys schultzi
Bluestripe pipefishDoryrhamphus excisus
Banded PipefishDunckerocampus dactyliophorus
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).
- 19 open-data records from 1929 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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