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Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Solegnathus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific

Solegnathus dunckeri Whitley, 1927

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Solegnathus dunckeri
[Dunker's pipehorse]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Solegnathus hardwickii (Gray, 1830)

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Solegnathus hardwickii
[Hardwicke's pipefish]
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Solegnathus lettiensis
[Günther's pipehorse]
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Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Solegnathus robustus
[Robust pipehorse]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Solegnathus spinosissimus (Günther, 1870)

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Solegnathus spinosissimus
[Spiny pipehorse]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Solegnathus dunckeri Dunker's pipehorse Western Pacific 1927
Solegnathus hardwickii Hardwicke's pipefish Western Indian Ocean 40 TL 1830
Solegnathus lettiensis Günther's pipehorse Eastern Indian Ocean 1860
Solegnathus robustus Robust pipehorse Eastern Indian Ocean 35 TL 1911
Solegnathus spinosissimus Spiny pipehorse Southwest Pacific 49 TL 1870



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