Solegnathus

Solegnathus
Spiny pipehorse, Solegnathus spinosissimus. Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Swainson, 1839
Type species
Syngnathus hardwickii Gray, 1830
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Castelnauina Fowler, 1908 Runcinatus Whitley, 1929

Solegnathus is a genus of pipehorse native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Solegnathus dunckeri Whitley, 1927 (Duncker's pipehorse)
• Solegnathus hardwickii (J. E. Gray, 1830) (Hardwicke's pipefish)
• Solegnathus lettiensis Bleeker, 1860 (Günther's pipehorse)
• Solegnathus robustus McCulloch, 1911 (Robust pipehorse)
• Solegnathus spinosissimus (Günther, 1870) (Spiny pipehorse)