Solegnathus
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Solegnathus is a genus of pipefish
belonging to the family Syngnathidae
. They are found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide.
Pipefish
Pipefishes or pipe-fishes are a subfamily of small fishes, which, together with the seahorses, form the family Syngnathidae.-Anatomy:...
belonging to the family Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes the seahorses, the pipefishes, and the weedy and leafy sea dragons. The name is derived from Greek, meaning "fused jaw" - syn meaning fused or together, and gnathus meaning jaws. This fused jaw trait is something the entire family has in common...
. They are found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide.
Species
- Solegnathus dunckeri Whitley, 1927
- Hardwicke's pipefishHardwicke's pipefishHardwicke's pipefish or pallid seahorse is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs...
, Solegnathus hardwickii (GrayJohn Edward GrayJohn Edward Gray, FRS was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray ....
, 1830) - Günther's pipehorseGünther's pipehorseGünther's pipehorse is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in Australia and Indonesia.-Source:* Vincent, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 5 August 2007....
, Solegnathus lettiensis BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1860 - Robust pipehorseRobust pipehorseThe robust pipehorse is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is endemic to Australia.-Source:* Vincent, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 5 August 2007....
, Solegnathus robustus McCulloch, 1911 - Spiny pipehorseSpiny pipehorseThe spiny pipehorse, Solegnathus spinosissimus, is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae, found in the southwest Pacific Ocean on rocky or coral reefs to depths of 230 m. Length is up to 50 cm.-References:...
, Solegnathus spinosissimus (Günther, 1870)