Ghost Pipefishes - Family: Solenostomidae
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Robust Ghost Pipefish - Solenostomus cyanopterus
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Thin Ghost Pipefish - Solenostomus leptosoma (possible occurrence)
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Ornate Ghost Pipefish - Solenostomus paradoxus
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
> Superorder: Acanthomorpha (Spiny-rayed Fishes
> Order: Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Allies)
> Suborder: Syngnathoidei
> Family: Solenostomidae (Ghost Pipefishes)
> Genus: Solenostomus
> Species: S. cyanopterus - Robust Ghost Pipefish
> Species: S. leptosoma - Thin Ghost Pipefish ^
> Species: S. paradoxus - Ornate Ghost Pipefish
^ = possibly
* = likely
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