Solenostomus cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854
- Dataset
- The National Checklist of Taiwan (Catalogue of Life in Taiwan, TaiCoL)
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Gasterosteiformes
- family
- Solenostomidae
- genus
- Solenostomus
diagnostic
Body elongate, laterally compressed, depth greatest between origin of spinous dorsal and pelvic fins, strongly constricted between pelvic-fin insertion and origin of soft dorsal and anal fins. Head elongate; snout elongate, tubular, with nasal lamellae. Mouth small, vertically oriented, toothless, with single mandibular barbel. Two dorsal fins, the first with V weak spines and the second with 17 to 22 unbranched soft rays; spinous and soft dorsal fins widely separated, each on a raised base; anal fin rounded, situated opposite soft dorsal fin and on a raised base, composed of 17 to 22 unbranched soft rays; caudal fin truncate, rounded, or lanceolate; pectoral fins small, rounded; pelvic fins large, situated opposite spinous dorsal fin, sexually dimorphic, forming a brood pouch in females. Lateral line absent. Body covered with stellate plates that bear spines, variously with cutaneous papillae. Caudal peduncle short or lost in large females. Color variable, from brown to pink or yellow with small black and white spots; 2 elongate black spots between first 3 dorsal spines.
distribution
Distributed from Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. It is found in southern and nothern Taiwanese waters and Siao Liouciou, southwestern Taiwan.
Name
- Synonyms
- Solenichthys paegnius (Jordan & Thompson, 1914)
- Solenichthys raceki Whitley, 1955
- Solenostoma cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854
- Solenostomatichthys bleekeri (Duméril, 1870)
- Solenostomus bleekeri Duméril, 1870
- Solenostomus bleekerii Duméril, 1870
- Solenostomus paeginus Jordan & Thompson, 1914
- Solenostomus paegnius Jordan & Thompson, 1914
- Homonyms
- Solenostomus cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854