Solenostomus leptosoma, Delicate ghostpipefish

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Solenostomus leptosoma Tanaka, 1908

Delicate ghostpipefish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Solenostomidae (Ghost pipefishes)
Etymology: Solenostomus: Greek, solen = tube + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Tanaka.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated, usually 15 - ? m (Ref. 48635). Subtropical

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Indo-West Pacific: Mauritius, Japan, Indonesia and Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-21; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found along the reef's edge, bordering on open sand substrates (Ref. 48635). Mostly pelagic until they settle on the substrate for breeding (Ref. 48635). Females carry the eggs in their pelvic fins that are modified to form a brood pouch (Ref. 205).

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Pelvic fins of females are modified as brood pouch for the reception of the eggs (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 1-302. (Ref. 48635)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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