Robust ghost pipefish
Amazing fact
The female robust ghost pipefish tends eggs in a pouch formed by her pelvic fins.
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The female robust ghost pipefish tends eggs in a pouch formed by her pelvic fins.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Robust ghost pipefish
- Scientific name
- Solenostomus cyanopterus
- Japanese name
- カミソリウオ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Solenostomidae
- Genus
- Solenostomus
It lives in the seas from the Pacific coast of southern Japan and the Ryukyu Islands across the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
It lives near seaweed beds on rocky shores and coral reefs, and on sandy or muddy bottoms.
It swims head slightly down, drifting with the waves, and looks just like a torn-off piece of seaweed.
How the Robust ghost pipefish lives
Pairs can often be seen beside beds of seaweed or seagrass. It eats small crustaceans. When disturbed, it moves into the vegetation.
Australian MuseumBasic data
- Range
- Pacific coast of southern Japan, Izu Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean
Where the Robust ghost pipefish has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- カミソリウオ
- 简体中文
- 锯吻剃刀鱼
- 繁體中文
- 藍鰭剃刀魚
- 한국어
- 유령실고기
- Español
- Pez pipa fantasma de Racek
- Français
- Poisson-fantôme robuste
- Deutsch
- Robuster Geisterpfeifenfisch
- Português (Brasil)
- Peixe-cachimbo-fantasma-comum
- Italiano
- Pesce ago fantasma robusto
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — カミソリウオChecked: 2026-11-04
- Australian Museum — Robust Ghostpipefish, Solenostomus cyanopterus Bleeker,1855Checked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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