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Corythoichthys haematopterus Pipefish Carrying Eggs

This is the abdomen of a female messmate pipefish (Corythoichthys haematopterus) carrying a clutch of eggs. The juveniles are well developed, with the eyes of several visible. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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This is the abdomen of a female messmate pipefish (Corythoichthys haematopterus) carrying a clutch of eggs. The juveniles are well developed, with the eyes of several visible. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.