Fish Facts

Ornate Ghost Pipefish, (Solenostomus paradoxus)

Stewart Whitfield - Sunday, September 13, 2009
The ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, is a pipefish of the family Solenostomidae found in the Western Pacific and the Indian ocean along reef edges prone to strong currents. They reach a maximum length of 12 cm. They vary in color from red, yellow to black and are almost transparent. They feed mostly on mysids and benthicshrimp. Females carry the eggs in their pelvic fins that are modified to form a brood pouch


References

  • "Solenostomus paradoxus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2008 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2008.

Ornate ghost pipefish

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Solenostomidae
Genus: Solenostomus
Species: S. paradoxus
Binomial name
Solenostomus paradoxus
(Pallas), 1770


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