Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Robust Ghost Pipefish

Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) are the largest of the Ghost Pipefish species. They use their excellent camouflage as defence, and normally float around in the water with their long snouts facing downwards. They inhabit the Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea to the western Pacific Ocean.

Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) in Indonesia
Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Credit: Emmy Ahlen
Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus)
Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus)
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) & diver's hand
Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) to show its size
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) in Indonesia
Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) in Indonesia
Credit: Pablo Mallegol Dahlgren
Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) in Indonesia
Robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) in Indonesia
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Robust Ghost Pipefish Solenostomus cyanopterus
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata (Chordates)
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes (Seahorses & Pipefish)
Family: Solenostomidae (Solenostomidae)
Genus: Solenostomus (Solenostomus)
Species: Solenostomus cyanopterus
Size
Average Size: 15 centimetres

No Troubles Just Bubbles' divers who recently saw Robust Ghost Pipefish

Carsten
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: MV Bavaria
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Surin Islands, Richelieu Rock
When: Feb 2024

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Kokotjm
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Kokotjm
11 months ago
Saw two pieces in Abu Dabbab bay, in red sea
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Theo van Eeden
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Theo van Eeden
12 months ago
Just seen two at around 12 meters diving at the Canyon,Dahab,Sinai,Egypt
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Rob Kirk
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Rob Kirk
1 year ago
Spotted today in Dar es Salaam , Tanzania

Also in Zanzibar
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