Spiny pipehorse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Solegnathus |
Species: | S. spinosissimus |
Binomial name | |
Solegnathus spinosissimus (Günther, 1870) |
The spiny pipehorse, Solegnathus spinosissimus, is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae, found in the southwest Pacific Ocean on rocky or coral reefs to depths of 230 m. Length is up to 50 cm.