Armored pipefish (Solenostomus armatus) fish species and information / pictures of Armored pipefish - Solenostomus armatus

Armored pipefish (Solenostomus armatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Solenostomus armatus

Common Name
Armored pipefish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-22; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 22; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. Total number of body plates is 33-35. Color and color patterns highly variable: most specimens in dark-color phase with dark red background overlaid with reticulated yellow to orange blotches; some in light-color phase of yellow to beige with few spots of darker pigment on body. Two large black spots present between first and third dorsal-fin spines (Ref. 9829). Long caudal peduncle and elongated caudal fin (Ref. 48635).

Classification

Classified By

Weber, 1913

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Pipefishes and Seahorses (Syngnathiformes)

Family

Ghost pipefishes (Solenostomidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Arafura Sea, Indonesia and southeast of Kyushu Islands, Japan.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

95 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 95 m (Ref. 9829)

Trophic Level

3.43 s.e. 0.50 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

5.7 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated