5962 Corythoichthys nigripectus Herald, 1953 Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses Syngnathinae Syngnathiformes Teleostei Black-breasted pipefish Indo-Pacific: northern Red Sea and from Ulithi Atoll (Caroline Islands) eastward to the Society Islands south to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. GCRL 14454 27 N 34 E 1969 Corythoichthys nigripectus GCRL 14454 1969 Corythoichthys nigripectus AMNH 33967 1970 Corythoichthys nigripectus GCRL 13197 1973 Corythoichthys nigripectus