Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Robust Ghost Pipefish
Solenostomus cyanopterus
Robust Ghost Pipefish
Category: Ghost Pipefishes
Scientific Name: Solenostomus cyanopterus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 12-70 ft. (4-21 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Syngnathiformes (Order)
      └Solenostomidae (Family)
       └Solenostomus (Genus)
        └S. cyanopterus (Species)

Seahorses & Pipefishes
Ghost Pipefishes

Robust Ghost Pipefish

Delicate Ghost Pipefish

Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Male)

Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Female)

Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Juvenile)



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