Solegnathus spinosissimus Spiny pipehorse

Solegnathus spinosissimus is commonly referred to as Spiny pipehorse. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Solegnathus spinosissimus
German:: Australisches Dornen-Nadelpferdchen
English:: Spiny Pipehorse

Category:: Nålefisker

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Solegnathus (Genus) > spinosissimus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Günther, ), 1870

Occurrence:: Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia)
Sea depth:: 114 - 230 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Krill, Living Food, Mysis, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Data deficient (DD)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Solegnathus dunckeri
Solegnathus hardwickii
Solegnathus lettiensis
Solegnathus robustus
Solegnathus spinosissimus
Australisches Dornen-Nadelpferdchen

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-04-20 13:32:47
Last edit:: 2017-04-23 18:33:46

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Solegnathus spinosissimus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Solegnathus spinosissimus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Solegnathus spinosissimus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Günther, 1870)

Synonyms:
Solegnathus fasciatus Günther, 1880
Solenognathus fasciatus Günther, 1880
Solenognathus spinosissimus Günther, 1870

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Syngnathinae (Subfamily) > Solegnathus (Genus)

Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to eat at the beginning, before the food is taken up, a close inspection is carried out. After acclimatisation, the offered frozen food is eaten without problems. It should be noted that wild-caught fish behave differently than offspring when it comes to food intake. In the case of offspring, the size of the fish purchased also plays a role in the choice of food.

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Dr. Paddy Ryan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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