Harlequin ghost pipefish (species: Solenostomus paradoxus) in ALA: LIRS and surrounds using records to Oct. 2021 (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Solenostomus paradoxus
Harlequin ghost pipefish


©Anne Hoggett: Solenostomus paradoxus about 8 cm long at North Point, Lizard Island. In the background is a sea fan and arms of the feather star Colobometra perspinosa.

©Anne Hoggett: Solenostomus paradoxus about 8 cm long at North Point, Lizard Island. In the background is a sea fan and arms of the feather star Colobometra perspinosa.

©Anne Hoggett: A small (~ 5 cm) Solenostomus paradoxus on the reef slope off Bird Islet, Lizard Island Group.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Gasterosteiformes
Family Solenostomidae
Genus Solenostomus
Species Solenostomus paradoxus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 12 cm (Length)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Extremely rare

Web resources

References

  • Caley, M.J. (1991). Mechanisms of coexistence in communities of coral-reef fishes, Ph.D. thesis, University of Sydney. LIRS catalog number 307.
  • Caley, M.J. (1995). Reef fish community structure and dynamics: in interaction between local and larger-scale processes? Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 19-29. LIRS catalog number 448.