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Ghost pipefish
Solenostomus cyanopterus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Ghost pipefish
- Scientific
- Solenostomus cyanopterus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 17 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 25 m (usually 0 to 25 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A ghost pipefish with a flattened, leaf-like body, a long snout and large fins, in colours from green and brown to pink or yellow. It drifts head-down among seagrass, algae and crinoids, almost impossible to tell from a blade of weed. Females carry eggs in a pouch formed by their joined pelvic fins.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives on the FishBase country checklist (status: present). No Maldives-specific information was found in MRS (1997) or the other sources reviewed, and no Dhivehi name is recorded.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Solenostomus-cyanopterus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Solenostomus_cyanopterus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.