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Harlequin ghost pipefish
Solenostomus paradoxus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Harlequin ghost pipefish
- Scientific
- Solenostomus paradoxus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 12 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 4 to 35 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small ghost pipefish with a spiny, ornate body and fins in mixtures of black, red and yellow bands and spots, reaching about 12 cm. It hides among sea fans, black corals and feather stars along current-prone reef edges.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Solenostomus-paradoxus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Solenostomus_paradoxus_(Harlequin_ghost_pipefish).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.