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Ghost pipefish

Animals Ghost crabGiant African Snail

Harlequin Ghost Pipefish Solenostomus paradoxus
The harlequin ghost pipefish looks as though it has wings attached to the sides of its long, thin body. In reality, these are greatly enlarged pelvic fins in which the female broods her eggs.

 


Solenostomus paradoxus, Harlequin Ghost Pipefish
Solenostomus cyanopterus, Ghost Pipefish
Sousa chinensis, Chinese White Dolphin
Sparisoma viride, Stoplight Parrotfish
Sphaeramia nematoptera, Pajama Cardinalfish ...

SYNGNATHIFORMES
trumpetfishes, cornetfishes, snipefishes, shrimpfishes, ghost pipefishes, pipefishes, seahorses
SEAHORSES
LEAFY SEA DRAGON ...

In most cases it is the male who carries the eggs or who has the pouch but in the Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus ) it is the female who has the pouch.

roughsnout ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paegnius)
royal dottyback (Pictichromis paccagnellae)
royal gramma (Gramma loreto)
rusty angel (Centropyge ferrugata)
saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperreyi)
saddle-back butterfly (Chaetodon ephippium) ...

Robust Ghost Pipefish, Solenostomus cyanopterus
Robust Striped Skink Illustration
Rock Blackfish, Girella elevata (Macleay 1881)
Rock Cale, Aplodactylus lophodon (Günther, 1859)
Rock Crab
Rock Crab sitting flat on Rock ...

See also: Pipefish, Coral, Grouper, Shark, Snake

Animals Ghost crabGiant African Snail

 
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