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The Ghost Pipefishes, Family
Solenostomidae
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By Bob Fenner
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Solenostomus armatus
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According to Nelson (1994) the syngnathids form
a larger group, the Superfamily Syngnathoidea with the another family
sometimes labeled as seahorses as well as Ghost Pipefishes, the
otherworldly family Solenostomidae
(whose five species have the females brooding their young in pouches).
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Solenostomus armatus (Weber 1913), the
Halimeda or Armored Pipefish. West Pacific; Arufura Sea, Indonesia
to Kyushu, Japan. To 5.7 cm. in length. Looking like algae, this
species hangs around in such, camouflaging itself from predators.
N. Sulawesi images. |
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Solenostomus paegnius. Indo-West Pacific. E. Africa to
Australia. To 5 in. PNG pix by PhilS. |
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Solenostomus paradoxus (Pallas 1770), the
Ornate Ghost Pipefish. Indo-West Pacific; Red Sea, East Africa to
Marshalls, Australia. To five inches in length. A beauty, if found,
generally amongst crinoids, gorgonians, sponges of similar color,
markings. Below, N. Sulawesi images, last from Mabul,
Malaysia. |
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