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| By Bob Fenner | Solenostomus armatus |
According to Nelson (1994) the syngnathids form a larger group, the Superfamily Syngnathoidea with the another family sometimes labeled as seahorses as well as Ghost Pipefishes, the otherworldly family Solenostomidae (whose five species have the females brooding their young in pouches).
| Solenostomus armatus (Weber 1913), the Halimeda or Armored Pipefish. West Pacific; Arufura Sea, Indonesia to Kyushu, Japan. To 5.7 cm. in length. Looking like algae, this species hangs around in such, camouflaging itself from predators. N. Sulawesi images. | 
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| Solenostomus paegnius. Indo-West Pacific. E. Africa to Australia. To 5 in. PNG pix by PhilS. | .JPG) .JPG)
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| Solenostomus paradoxus (Pallas 1770), the Ornate Ghost Pipefish. Indo-West Pacific; Red Sea, East Africa to Marshalls, Australia. To five inches in length. A beauty, if found, generally amongst crinoids, gorgonians, sponges of similar color, markings. Below, N. Sulawesi images, last from Mabul, Malaysia. | 
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