Halimeda Ghostpipefish

Solenostomus halimeda

Head about equally as long as body. Variable in color, green to whitish-grey, reddish brown.

Size : 6.5 cm

Habitat : In lagoons and protected coastal reefs, 3-20 m, described in 2002. In halimeda green algae, Coraline algae or in sand rubble areas. Alone or in pairs.

Distribution : The Maldives to NW Australia, Marshall Islands, Indonesia, PNG, Fiji.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Syngnathiformes

FAMILY

:

Solenostomidae

GENUS

:

Solenostomus

SPECIES

:

Solenostomus halimeda

Other Information

Population Status

Data Deficient (DD)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner