Solegnathus is a genus of pipehorse native to the

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Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * '' Solegnathus dunckeri'' Whitley, 1927 (Duncker's pipehorse) * ''

Solegnathus hardwickii Hardwicke's pipefish or pallid seahorse (''Solegnathus hardwickii'') is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is found in Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habi ...

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, 1830) (Hardwicke's pipefish) * ''

Solegnathus lettiensis Solegnathus is a genus of pipehorse native to the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * ''Solegnathus dunckeri'' Gilbert Percy Whitley, Whitley, 1927 (Duncker's pipehorse) * ...

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Solegnathus robustus The robust pipehorse (''Solegnathus robustus'') is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to southern Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprisin ...

'' McCulloch, 1911 (Robust pipehorse) * ''

Solegnathus spinosissimus The spiny pipehorse (''Solegnathus spinosissimus'') is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae, found in the southwest Pacific Ocean on rocky or coral Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They ty ...

'' ( Günther, 1870) (Spiny pipehorse)

References

Syngnathidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by William John Swainson {{Syngnathiformes-stub