| Messmate pipefish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Corythoichthys |
| Species: | C. haematopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851) |
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The Messmate pipefish (Corythoichthys haematopterus), is a pipefish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade where it is commonly known as the Dragonfaced pipefish. It grows to a size of 19.8 cm in length.