Herre's Pipefish
Siokunichthys herrei
- Usual depth34.5 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 34.5 m · Deepest record: 34.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Herre's Pipefish, Spotted Xenia-pipefish
Other scientific names: Siokunichthys elongatus
Similar species
Banded PipefishCorythoichthys flavofasciatus
Bloodspot PipefishCorythoichthys haematopterus
Banded pipefishCorythoichthys intestinalis
Bluestripe pipefishDoryrhamphus excisus
Banded PipefishDunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Bargibant's Pygmy SeahorseHippocampus bargibanti
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 11 open-data records from 1933 to 1986.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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