Solenostomus paegnius
| Solenostomus paegnius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Solenostomidae |
| Genus: | Solenostomus |
| Species: | S. paegnius
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| Binomial name | |
| Solenostomus paegnius | |
| Synonyms | |
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Solenichthys paegnius (Jordan & Thompson, 1914) | |
Solenostomus paegnius, the roughsnout ghost pipefish is a species of ghost pipefish from the family Solenostomidae. It is an Indo-Pacific species which occurs from the Red Sea east to Japan and Australia. It occurs over algal/rubble reefs and sandy sea beds, often below depths of 10 metres (33 ft) They are largely pelagic until they settle on the substrate to breed.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Solenostomus paegnius". FishBase. February 2018 version.