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Ghost Pipefish

Solenostomus sp.

Photo by Eric Noora
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Field Notes

Notes:

Not sure exactly as to what species of ghost pipefish this is. About 2 inches (5 cm) long. Thinking it could be a juvenile ornate ghost pipefish (S. paradoxus). Anybody care to confirm?

Spotted at Dive and Trek House reef during a night dive. Depth of about 6m

Reference Links:

False pipefish, Ghostpipefish, Sea Moths - Starfish Photos - Geisterpfeifenfisch und Flügelross

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Eric Noora
Hi whatsthatfish. Size is in my uploaded notes - about 2 inches (.5 cm). Also can you confirm my other ghost pipefish spotting pls? - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8971885 Thanks!
Eric Noora
Thanks for the suggested ID whatsthatfish. Was thinking of the same but most of the images I saw for the Delicate Ghost pipefish were not transparent as my spotting. Or maybe this is a juvenile? Care to confirm? I do have another one which I will upload later that looks more like your suggestion. Would love you to check it out, as well as my other spottings of a parrotfish and cone snail both of which am not sure of the scientific names :-)

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PublishedFebruary 9, 2012

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