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Ghost Pipefishes
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Ghost Pipefishes

Solenostomus

Solenostomus, also known as ghost pipefishes, false pipefishes or tubemouth fishes, is a genus of fishes in the order Syngnathiformes. Solenostomus is the only genus in the family Solenostomidae, and includes six currently recognized species. Ghostpipefishes are related to pipefishes and seahorses. They are found in tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Ornate Ghostpipefish

speciesSolenostomus paradoxus

Robust Ghostpipefish

speciesSolenostomus cyanopterus

Halimeda Ghostpipefish

speciesSolenostomus halimeda

Roughsnout Ghostpipefish

speciesSolenostomus paegnius

Thin Ghost Pipefish

speciesSolenostomus leptosoma

Hairy Ghost Pipefish

speciesSolenostomus snuffleupagus

Solenostomus armatus

speciesSolenostomus armatus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 92113.