Choeroichthys (from Ancient Greek χοῖρος (khoîros), meaning "pig", and ἰχθύς (ikhthús), meaning "fish", and thus, "pig fish") is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: Choeroichthys brachysoma (Bleeker, 1855) (Short-bodied pipefish) Choeroichthys cinctus C. E. Dawson, 1976 (Barred shortbody pipefish) Choeroichthys latispinosus C. E. Dawson, 1978 (Muiron pipefish) Choeroichthys sculptus (Günther, 1870) (Sculptured pipefish) Choeroichthys smithi C. E. Dawson, 1976 Choeroichthys suillus Whitley, 1951 (Pig-snouted pipefish)
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