Solegnathus

Solegnathus is a genus of pipefish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Solegnathus
Spiny pipehorse, Solegnathus spinosissimus. Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Solegnathus
Swainson, 1839
Type species
Syngnathus hardwickii
Gray, 1830
Species

See text.

Synonyms

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Solegnathus dunckeri Whitley, 1927 (Duncker's pipehorse)
  • Solegnathus hardwickii (J. E. Gray, 1830) (Hardwicke's pipefish)
  • Solegnathus lettiensis Bleeker, 1860 (Günther's pipehorse)
  • Solegnathus robustus McCulloch, 1911 (Robust pipehorse)
  • Solegnathus spinosissimus (Günther, 1870) (Spiny pipehorse)
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Solegnathus in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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