- False pipefish
Taxobox | name = Ghostpipefish
fossil_range =Eocene to Present [cite journal
last = Sepkoski
first = Jack
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera
journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology
volume = 364
issue =
pages = p.560
publisher =
location =
date = 2002
url = http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class
doi =
id =
accessdate = 2008-01-08 ]
image_width = 220px
image_caption = "Solenostomus paradoxus "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Syngnathiformes
familia = Solenostomidae
genus = "Solenostomus"
genus_authority = Lacepède, 1803
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Solenostomus armatus "
"Solenostomus cyanopterus "
"Solenostomus halimeda "
"Solenostomus leptosoma "
"Solenostomus paradoxus "
The ghost pipefishes (also called false pipefishes or tubemouth fishes) are a small family Solenostomidae in the order
Syngnathiformes . The family consists of just a single genus "Solenostomus" with five species. Ghostpipefishes are related topipefish es andseahorse s.The animals, none of which are longer than 15 cm, float near motionlessly, upside-down (i.e. with mouth facing down), around a background that makes them nearly impossible to see. They feed on tiny
crustacean s, sucked inside through their long snout. They live in open waters except during breeding, when they find a coral reef or muddy bottom, changing color and shape to minimize visibility.pecies
* "
Solenostomus armatus " (Weber, 1913) (Long-tailed Ghostpipefish)
* "Solenostomus cyanopterus " (Bleeker, 1854) (Robust Ghostpipefish, Blue-finned Ghostpipefish, Green Ghostpipefish)
* "Solenostomus halimeda " (Orr, Fritzsche and Randall, 2002)
* "Solenostomus leptosoma " (Tanaka, 1908) (Delicate Ghostpipefish)
* "Solenostomus paradoxus " (Pallas, 1770) (Ornate Ghostpipefish, Shortbodied Pipefish)References
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*Tim Flannery and Peter Schouten. "Amazing Animals: Extraordinary Creatures and the Fantastic Worlds They Inhabit". New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2004. Page 116-117.External links
* [http://www.starfish.ch/collection/ghostpipefish.html Photos of the 5 different species of Ghostpipefishes]
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