taxonID	type	description	language	source
684DBCF8215F571BA8C176DB44A0B503.taxon	description	Fig. 1; Table 1 New English name: Coral Sea Pipefish	en	Yuki, Daijiro, Fricke, Ronald, Motomura, Hiroyuki (2025): Corythoichthys quattuordecim, a new pipefish (Teleostei, Syngnathidae) from the Coral Sea. ZooKeys 1244: 113-119, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1244.153942
684DBCF8215F571BA8C176DB44A0B503.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Trunk rings 14; total rings 51 or 52; pectoral fin rays 16 or 17 usually 16; dorsal fin origin behind posterior margin of anal ring; opercle with a denticulate longitudinal ridge; opercle with two or three black lines; dorsal fin without rows of pale spots; venter of anterior trunk rings without blotches, spots, or lines; venter of anal ring without black blotch.	en	Yuki, Daijiro, Fricke, Ronald, Motomura, Hiroyuki (2025): Corythoichthys quattuordecim, a new pipefish (Teleostei, Syngnathidae) from the Coral Sea. ZooKeys 1244: 113-119, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1244.153942
684DBCF8215F571BA8C176DB44A0B503.taxon	description	Description. Counts and measurements listed in Table 1. Body elongated, slightly compressed; body transverse section trapezoidal, dorsal section shorter than ventral section; trunk shorter than tail; first trunk ring longer than second; superior ridges entirely to minutely denticulate; superior trunk ridges indented to distinctly notched between rings, usually elevated well above level of dorsum; no dermal flaps or keeled scutella present, principal body ridges distinct; superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous; lateral trunk ridge straight, end tips of anal ring; inferior trunk and tail ridges continuous; snout slender, with low, denticulate, median dorsal ridge but without median lateral ridge, spines or spinules; eye slightly prominent, orbital margin not expanded laterally above or below; supraorbital and paired interorbital ridges denticulate, distinct; opercle with a denticulate longitudinal ridge; supraopercular ridge short, inconspicuous; pectoral-fin base with two distinct ridges, lower ridge denticulate. Dorsal-fin base slightly raised; posterior margin of pectoral fin rounded; anal fin very small; caudal fin rounded, membranes between each soft ray with slit. Brood pouch on ventral surface from first to 16 th tail rings in males, with fleshy folds but lacking protective plates. Color of preserved specimens (Fig. 1). Interorbital and dorsum of head without stripes or somewhat reticulate pattern of black or dark brown lines; melanophores scattered; median dorsal snout ridges without dark brown spots. Side of snout with melanophores on posterior one-third; dorsum transparent with melanophores or a single spot on either side of median ridge; postorbital and opercle above opercular ridge with melanophores, below opercular ridge with two or three vertical stripes extending ventrally. Dorsum and sides of trunk and tail with indistinct reticulate bands and scattered melanophores; lower part of trunk without 1 – 3 irregular rows of small brown spots; first trunk ring with small number of melanophores ventrally, without stripes, blotches, bars, or shaded or lined pattern; second to 14 th trunk rings with melanophores ventrally. First to 20 th tail rings with many melanophores ventrally; behind 21 st tail ring, a low number of melanophores ventrally. Dorsal, anal, and caudal fins with melanophores. Pectoral fins transparent. A faded specimen (MNHN-IC - 2004 - 2018) lacked all melanophores.	en	Yuki, Daijiro, Fricke, Ronald, Motomura, Hiroyuki (2025): Corythoichthys quattuordecim, a new pipefish (Teleostei, Syngnathidae) from the Coral Sea. ZooKeys 1244: 113-119, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1244.153942
684DBCF8215F571BA8C176DB44A0B503.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Currently known only from Vanuatu and New Caledonia.	en	Yuki, Daijiro, Fricke, Ronald, Motomura, Hiroyuki (2025): Corythoichthys quattuordecim, a new pipefish (Teleostei, Syngnathidae) from the Coral Sea. ZooKeys 1244: 113-119, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1244.153942
684DBCF8215F571BA8C176DB44A0B503.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name ‘‘ quattuordecim ’’, derived from Latin, refers to the 14 trunk rings in the new species.	en	Yuki, Daijiro, Fricke, Ronald, Motomura, Hiroyuki (2025): Corythoichthys quattuordecim, a new pipefish (Teleostei, Syngnathidae) from the Coral Sea. ZooKeys 1244: 113-119, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1244.153942
