Choeroichthys
| Choeroichthys | |
|---|---|
| Sculptured Pipefish (C. sculptus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Nerophinae |
| Genus: | Choeroichthys Kaup, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Choeroichthys valencienni (Kaup, 1856)
| |
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.