Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Solenostomidae (Family)
      └Solenostomus (Genus)

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