Solenostomus paegnius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Solenostomidae |
Genus: | Solenostomus |
Species: | S. paegnius |
Binomial name | |
Solenostomus paegnius | |
Synonyms | |
Solenichthys paegnius (Jordan & Thompson, 1914) |
Solenostomus paegnius, the roughsnout ghost pipefish is a species of ghost pipefish from the family Solenostomidae. It is an Indo-Pacific species which occurs from the Red Sea east to Japan and Australia. It occurs over algal/rubble reefs and sandy sea beds, often below depths of 10 metres (33 ft) They are largely pelagic until they settle on the substrate to breed.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Solenostomus paegnius" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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