The spiny pipehorse (Solegnathus spinosissimus) is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae, found in the southwest Pacific Ocean on rocky or coral reefs to depths of 230 metres (750 ft). Length is up to 50 centimetres (20 in).
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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. spinosissimus
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| Solegnathus spinosissimus (Günther, 1870)
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References
edit- ^ Pollom, R. (2017). "Solegnathus spinosissimus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T20318A67623085. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T20318A67623085.en. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Solegnathus spinosissimus". FishBase.
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- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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