Hardwicke's pipefish or pallid seahorse (Solegnathus hardwickii) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is found in Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Solegnathus |
| Species: | S. hardwickii
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| Solegnathus hardwickii (J. E. Gray, 1830)
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Sources
edit- ^ Pollom, R. (2017). "Solegnathus hardwickii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T20315A67623640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T20315A67623640.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Soleganthus hardwickii". FishBase. February 2018 version.
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