FB-7987 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7987 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Syngnathiformes Solenostomidae Solenostomus Solenostomus cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854 Spookpypvis Brun spøgelsesnålefisk Röhrenmaul Blue-finned ghost pipefish Ghost pipefish Racek's ghost pipefish Robust ghost pipefish Robust ghostpipefish Rough-snout ghostpipefish Squaretail ghost-pipefish Merihein-torusuu Poisson-fantôme robuste Poisson-fantôme rugueux Kamisori-uo Pulchala പുല്ചാള Fipumas 蓝鳍剃刀鱼 藍鰭剃刀魚 鋸吻剃刀魚 Solenichthys raceki Whitley, 1955 Solenostoma cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854 Solenostomatichthys bleekeri (Duméril, 1870) Solenostomus bleekeri Duméril, 1870 Solenostomus bleekerii Duméril, 1870 1993-04-30 2013-04-10 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Wheeler, A.0 Das grosse Buch der Fische. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. Stuttgart. 356 p. (Ref. 557) Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7987 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Socya_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Socya_u0.jpg FB-pic-7987-9177 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-02-25 1999-11-17 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7987 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Socya_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Socya_u1.jpg FB-pic-7987-9178 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-02-25 1999-11-17 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7987 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Socya_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Socya_u2.jpg FB-pic-7987-10530 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif Robbie N. Cada 1993-07-01 2008-06-25 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Image can be freely copied and altered, as long as original author and source are properly acknowledged. WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7987 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Socya_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Socya_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-7987 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-30 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7987 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats This uncommon species is found in coastal reefs and weedy areas (Ref. 5463) or lagoon reefs, often on algal flats or seagrass beds (Ref 90102). Females carry the eggs in their pelvic fins that are modified to form a brood pouch (Ref. 205). Adults feed on small crustaceans (Ref. 1602). Monogamous and always in home-ranging pairs, that is they do not defend an exclusive territory (Ref. 52884). Orr, J.W. and R.A. Fritzsche 1993 Revision of the ghost pipefishes, family Solenostomidae (Teleostei: Syngnathoidei). Copeia 1993(1):168-182. (Ref. 9829) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7987 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1995-10-03 00:00:00 2013-02-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7987 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Color variable (from brown to pink or yellow) with small black and white spots; 2 elongate black spots between first 3 dorsal spines (Ref. 4263). Total body plates 27-35. Caudal fin truncate, rounded, or lanceolate. Caudal peduncle short or lost in large females (Ref. 48635). Pelvic fin sexually dimorphic, forming a brood pouch in females (Ref. 9829).Description: Characterized by depth of body 15.7-25.0 % SL; least snout depth 4.2-8.2 % SL; depth of caudal peduncle 6.4-15.9 % SL; elongated caudal fin, length 35-52 % SL (Ref. 90102). Orr, J.W. and R.A. Fritzsche 1993 Revision of the ghost pipefishes, family Solenostomidae (Teleostei: Syngnathoidei). Copeia 1993(1):168-182. (Ref. 9829) FB-Morphology-7987 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1995-10-03 00:00:00 2013-02-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7987 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 22; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 17 - 22; Vertebrae: 32 - 33 Orr, J.W. and R.A. Fritzsche 1993 Revision of the ghost pipefishes, family Solenostomidae (Teleostei: Syngnathoidei). Copeia 1993(1):168-182. (Ref. 9829) FB-Distribution-7987 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-30 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7987 Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710) FB-Uses-7987 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-30 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7987 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: public aquariums FB-LifeCycle-7987 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-04-30 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=7987&StockCode=8298 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and genetic (Ref. 52884). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-7987 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-11-27 00:00:00 2008-11-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public cyanopterus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Uncommon species (Ref. 5463) found in coastal reefs and weedy areas. Always in pairs. Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 1602), small crabs, and fish larvae (Ref. 9137). Orr, J.W. and R.A. Fritzsche 1993 Revision of the ghost pipefishes, family Solenostomidae (Teleostei: Syngnathoidei). Copeia 1993(1):168-182. (Ref. 9829) FB-Size-7987 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-30 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7987 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 17.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5463)) Fritzsche, R.A. 1986 Solenostomidae. p. 459. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5463) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-7987 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-30 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7987 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; non-migratory (Ref. 52884); marine; depth range 0 - 25 m (Ref. 37816), usually 0 - 25 m (Ref. 37816) Whiteman, E.A. and I.M. Côté 2004 Monogamy in marine fishes. Biol. Rev. 79:351-375. (Ref. 52884) Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816) Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816)