Solegnathus

Updated on Dec 11, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Syngnathinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Family Syngnathidae Scientific name Solegnathus Higher classification Pipefish Order Syngnathiformes

Lower classifications Hardwicke's pipefish, Spiny pipehorse, Duncker's pipehorse, Günther's pipehorse, Robust pipehorse

Solegnathus is a genus of pipefish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

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)

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