Solenostomus paradoxus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Subordo: Syngnathoidei

Familia: Solenostomidae
Genus: Solenostomus
Species: Solenostomus paradoxus
Name

Solenostomus paradoxus (Pallas, 1770)
Synonyms

Fistularia paradoxa Pallas, 1770
Solenostoma brachyurus Bleeker, 1855
Solenostoma laciniatum Willey, 1910
Solenostomatichthys paradoxus Pallas, 1770
Solenostomus phantasticus Herre, 1933

References

Pallas, P.S. 1770: Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange. 1(fasc. 8): 1–56, Pls. 1-5. BHL
Lacépède, B.G.E. 1803: Histoire naturelle des poissons. 5: i-lxviii + 1-803 + index, Pls. 1-21. BHL

Links

Solenostomus paradoxus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Solenostomus paradoxus in the World Register of Marine Species
Solenostomus paradoxus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 08/2021.
Solenostomus paradoxus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Schmuck-Geisterpfeifenfisch
English: Harlequin ghost pipefish, ornate ghost pipefish, shortbodied pipefish
svenska: Spökkantnål
ไทย: ปลาจิ้มฟันจระเข้ปีศาจ
中文: 剃刀鱼

The ornate ghost pipefish or harlequin ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, is a false pipefish of the family Solenostomidae. The species name comes from the Greek paradoxos, referring to this fish's unusual external features. Ornate ghost pipefish are found in the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean along reef edges prone to strong currents from the Red Sea to Tonga.[2] They reach a maximum length of 12 cm. They vary in color from red or yellow to black and are almost transparent. Although relatively common, ornate ghost pipefish are very well-camouflaged and difficult to find.[3] It occurs either as solitary individuals or in pairs, among the branches of gorgonians, in floating weeds, or crinoids where the feed on mysids and small benthic shrimp.[2]
Its ghostly appearance gives the fish its name.
Different color variation
A pair observed in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

The IUCN conservation status of Solenostomus paradoxus has been evaluated as "Least Concern".[1]
References

Dick, K. & Pollom, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Solenostomus paradoxus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65363417A115409075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65363417A67621198.en.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Solenostomus paradoxus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.

Dianne J Bray & Vanessa J Thompson, 2011, Ornate Ghostpipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 07 Oct 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3165

Orr, James Wilder; Fritzsche, Ronald A. (1993). "Revision of the Ghost Pipefishes, Family Solenostomidae (Teleostei: Syngnathoidei)". Copeia. 1993 (1): 168–182. doi:10.2307/1446307. JSTOR 1446307.