WoRMS taxon details
Solenostomus cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854
217977 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217977)
accepted
Species
Solenichthys raceki Whitley, 1955 · unaccepted
Solenostoma cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Solenostomatichthys bleekeri (Duméril, 1870) · unaccepted
Solenostomus bleekeri Duméril, 1870 · unaccepted
Solenostomus bleekerii Duméril, 1870 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bleeker, P. (1854). Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 3): 455-508. [details]
Description Inhabits coastal reefs and weedy areas. Always found in pairs. Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 1602).
Description Inhabits coastal reefs and weedy areas. Always found in pairs. Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 1602). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Solenostomus cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217977 on 2025-12-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Bleeker, P. (1854). Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 3): 455-508. [details]
original description (of Solenichthys raceki Whitley, 1955) Whitley, G. P. (1955). Opus CCC. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> v. 12 (pt 2): 154-159. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Solenichthys raceki Whitley, 1955) Whitley, G. P. (1955). Opus CCC. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> v. 12 (pt 2): 154-159. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits coastal reefs and weedy areas. Always found in pairs. Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 1602). [details]
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Solenostomus bleekeri Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Solenichthys raceki Whitley, 1955)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Solenostoma cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Robust Ghost Pipefish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Solenostomus cyanopterus)
To FishBase (from synonym Solenostomus bleekerii Duméril, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Solenichthys raceki Whitley, 1955)
To FishBase (from synonym Solenostomatichthys bleekeri (Duméril, 1870))
To FishBase (from synonym Solenostoma cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Solenostomus bleekeri Duméril, 1870)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Solenostomus cyanopterus FIN034344 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Solenostomus cyanopterus FIN034344B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Solenostomus bleekeri Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Solenichthys raceki Whitley, 1955)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Solenostoma cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Robust Ghost Pipefish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Solenostomus cyanopterus)
To FishBase (from synonym Solenostomus bleekerii Duméril, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Solenichthys raceki Whitley, 1955)
To FishBase (from synonym Solenostomatichthys bleekeri (Duméril, 1870))
To FishBase (from synonym Solenostoma cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Solenostomus bleekeri Duméril, 1870)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Solenostomus cyanopterus FIN034344 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Solenostomus cyanopterus FIN034344B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS