''Siokunichthys'' is a genus of
pipefishes native to the
Indian
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and
Pacific Ocean
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s. One species, ''Siokunichthys nigrolineatus'', has a
commensal relationship with
mushroom corals of the
genus
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Fungia
''Fungia'' is a genus of corals in the family Fungiidae. It is monotypic with the single species ''Fungia fungites'', which is found growing on reefs in the Indo-Pacific.
Taxonomy
Until 2015, the genus ''Fungia'' had more than 30 species, but b ...
''.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Siokunichthys bentuviai''
E. Clark, 1966
* ''
Siokunichthys breviceps''
J. L. B. Smith
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, 1963 (Softcoral pipefish)
* ''
Siokunichthys herrei''
Herald, 1953 (Herre's pipefish)
* ''
Siokunichthys nigrolineatus''
C. E. Dawson, 1983
* ''
Siokunichthys southwelli''
( Duncker, 1910) (Southwell's pipefish)
* ''
Siokunichthys striatus''
R. Fricke, 2004 (New Caledonian soft-coral pipefish)
References
External links
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Syngnathidae
Marine fish genera