Scientific Name	Corythoichthys flavofasciatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Rüppell, 1838)	Depth	0 - 25M
Chinese	黃帶冠海龍	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	黃帶冠海龍
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	黃帶海龍、海龍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	El Tûr, north of Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, depth 0-9.1 meters
Synonyms	Corithoichthys flavofasciatus, Corythoichthys fasciatus, Corythoichthys flavo-fasciatus, Corythoichthys sealei, Corythoichthys serrulifer, Corythroichthys sealei, Syngnathus flavofasciatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2005)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055708. NTUM06457.
Common Name	Network pipefish; Banded pipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body typically slender and elongate, without scales, encased in a series of bony rings. Snout short. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous; inferior trunk and tail ridges continuous; lateral trunk ridge straight, ends near anal ring. Median dorsal snout ridge low, entired; opercle with a complete longitudinal ridge; scutella without longitudinal keels; without dermal flaps. Rings 15-17 + 32-39, darsal-fin rays 26-36, pectoral-fin rays 13-17. Head with prominent lateral stripes; body with narrow reticulate bars.
habitats	Found among algal-matted rock and living corals of lagoon and seaward reefs from the low tide line to a depth of 25 m or more.
Distribution	Distributed from Red Sea and East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and the Austral Islands; throughout Micronesia. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters and Lyudao, southeastern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.