This page covers some members of the families Sygnathidae (pipefish and seahorses), Solenostomidae (ghost pipefish) and Pegasidae (sea moths) found at Kwajalein. This is not a complete list, since we have not yet seen several species known to occur in the Marshalls. Also, the identifications are by no means certain. The animals are difficult to positively identify, and the various books we referenced do not appear to agree on all the names. These references are listed at the bottom of this page. We welcome any name corrections at uwkwaj@yahoo.com.
Sygnathidae
Choeroichthys
brachysoma
Corythoichthys
conspicillatus
Corythoichthys
flavofasciatus
Corythoichthys
intestinalis
Corythoichthys
nigripectus
Corythoichthys
schultzi
Corythoichthys
sp. 1
Doryrhamphus
excisus
Dunkerocampus
dactyliophorus
Halicampus
brocki
Halicampus
dunckeri
Halicampus
mataafae
Hippocampus
denise
Micrognathus
brevirostris pygmaeus
Phoxocampus
diacanthus
Phoxocampus
tetrophthalmus
Phoxocampus
?
Solenostomidae
Solenostomus
cyanopterus
Solenostomus
halimeda
Solenostomus
paradoxus
Solenostomus
sp. 1
Solenostomus sp. 2
Pegasidae
References:
Dawson, C.E. 1985. Indo-Pacific Pipefishes. Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MS, USA. 230pp.
Kuiter, Rudie H. 2009. Seahorses and their Relatives. Aquatic Photographics, Seaford, Australia. 334pp.
Michael, Scott W. 1998. Reef Fishes, volume 1. Microcosm, Shelburne, VT, USA. 624pp.
Myers, Robert F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes, third edition. Coral Graphics, Guam. 330pp.
Randall, John E. 2005. Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI, USA. 707pp.
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Eurypegasus
draconis