Solegnathus
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Spiny pipehorse, Solegnathus spinosissimus. Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
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Genus: | Solegnathus Swainson, 1839
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Solegnathus is a genus of pipefish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Solegnathus in FishBase. October 2012 version.