Solegnathus is a genus of pipehorse native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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| Spiny pipehorse, Solegnathus spinosissimus. Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Solegnathus Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Syngnathus hardwickii Gray, 1830
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Species
editThere 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
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Solegnathus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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