Species Solenostomus halimeda Orr, Fritzsche & Randall, 2002
Halimeda Ghostpipefish, Halimeda Ghost Pipefish
- Solenostomus halimeda Orr, J.W., Fritzsche, R.A. & Randall, J.E. 2002. Solenostomus halimeda, a new species of ghost pipefish (Teleostei: Gasterosteiformes) from the Indo-Pacific, with a revised key to the known species of the family Solenostomidae. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 5(3): 99-108 [101, figs.1-6].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.27666.030 (female with eggs), Mermaid Reef, Central Lagoon, Rowley Shoals, WA [17°06´S, 119°37´E].
Paratype(s) BPBM 36263 (female with eggs), bay west of Basilisk Point, NE coast Papua New Guinea [10°15'48"S, 150°42'6"E]; BPBM 38841 (female), Marshall Islands, Kwajalein Atoll; SMF 26660 (female), Southern Miladhunmadulu Atoll, Maldive Islands. 23m; UGG 5800 (male), Double Reef, Mariana Islands. 7.6m; WAM P.27666–052 (allotype (male)), Mermaid Reef, Central Lagoon, Rowley Shoals [17°06'S, 119°37'E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Solenostomus paradoxus (Pallas, 1770) [misidentification]. —
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 [101]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Mermaid Reef, Rowley Shoals, WA (17°06`S, 119°37'E); tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
0-15m
General References
Fritzsche, R.A. & Thiesfeld, K.G. 1999. Family Solenostomidae. 2263 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2263]
Orr, J.W. & Pietsch, T.W. 1994. Pipefishes and their allies. pp. 168-172 in Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. Encyclopedia of Fishes. Sydney : University of New South Wales Press 240 pp.
Paxton, J. R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Solenostomidae. pp. 807-809 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [809]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [182] (Halimeda Ghost Pipefish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Halimeda Ghostpipefish)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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27-Jul-2017 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 26-Apr-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
25-Jun-2015 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 11-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |