Choeroichthys latispinosus

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Choeroichthys latispinosus

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Choeroichthys
Species:
C. latispinosus
Binomial name
Choeroichthys latispinosus
Dawson, 1978[2]

Choeroichthys latispinosus, also known as the Muiron Island pipefish or Muiron pipefish, is a species of

South Murion Island.[4]
It is thought to inhabit the area from
Port Denison to Brecknock Island in the eastern Kimberley region.[4]

Described by Charles Dawson based on a single specimen in 1978,[2] the species is still known from only three localities[1] and very few specimens.[4]

Description

The

total length.[5]

Distribution

C. latispinosus is

Port Denison to Brecknock Island in the east Kimberley.[5]

Reproduction

Along with other members of its genus, males of this species brood the young in a simple pouch beneath their trunk or midsection.[6] Females transfer eggs to the male, and he broods them until they hatch and then gives birth to live young.

Habitat and diet

The species inhabits coastal coral reefs, and is thought to feed on small planktonic crustaceans such as copepods and isopods, as is exhibited by other more well-known syngnathid fishes.[7]

Conservation

Choeroichthys latispinosus is listed as Data Deficient on the

IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species.[1] The major threat to this species is the loss and degradation of its coral reef habitat. Further research is required in order to understand the species full range, ecology, abundance, and trend in population size.[1] It is a listed marine species under Australia's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[5]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T65364521A67619048.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Dawson, C. E. (1978). "Description of a new Western Australian pipefish (Choeroichthys latispinosus), with notes on Syngnathus tuckeri Scott and Nannocampichthys Hora and Mukerji". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 6 (4): 413–421.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Choeroichthys latispinosus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  4. ^ a b c "Choeroichthys latispinosus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Thompson, Vanessa J. & Dianne J. Bray. "Choeroichthys latispinosus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ Dawson, C. E. 1985. Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
  7. doi:10.1007/s10641-004-2597-y
    .
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