False pipefish

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 = Animalia
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 to pipefishes and seahorses.

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 crustaceans, 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

*
* 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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