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> Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Solenostomidae (Ghost pipefishes)
Etymology: Solenostomus:Greek, solen = tube + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); halimeda:Named for the algae Halimeda, alludes to the species resemblance to the algae; noun of apposition. More on authors: Orr, Fritzsche & Randall.
เงี่ยงครีบหลัง (รวม) : 5; ก้านครีบอ่อนที่หาง (รวม) : 16 - 18; ก้านครีบอ่อนที่ก้น: 17 - 19; สัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลัง: 32. This species is distinguished by the following characters: short dorsal, pelvic and caudal fins; truncate or slightly rounded caudal fin; fin membranes entire; olfactory rosette in females with a small dorsal patch of a nasal lamellae, males with a larger patch filling about half of the nasal cavity; no premaxillary spine; fin counts low; multifid dermal papillae; color in live individuals pale green with lighter mottling, spinous dorsal fin membrane between 2 anteriormost spines typically with large black blotches and body with scattered dark spot; small size at maturity, females with eggs 34.3-46.9 mm (Ref .57851).
Body shape (shape guide): other; Cross section: flattened.
Found in coral reef of inshore waters. Benthic species (Ref. 75154). Females carry the eggs in their pelvic fins that are modified to form a brood pouch (Ref. 205). Often among Halimeda or coralline algae, whhich it greatly resembles (Ref 90102).
Orr, J.W., R.A. Fritzsche and J.E. Randall, 2002. Solenostomus halimeda, a new species of ghost pipefish (Teleostei: Gasterosteiformes) from the Indo-Pacific, with a revised key to the known species of the family Solenostomidae. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 5(3):99-108. (Ref. 57851)
สถานะบัญชีแดงของ IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
