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title: "Ornate Ghostpipefish"
description: "Solenostomus paradoxus — Peixes. Solenostomus paradoxus, the ornate ghost pipefish or harlequin ghost pipefish, is a false pipefish of the family Solenostomidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/ornate-ghostpipefish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ornate Ghostpipefish

> Solenostomus paradoxus — Peixes. Solenostomus paradoxus, the ornate ghost pipefish or harlequin ghost pipefish, is a false pipefish of the family Solenostomidae.

- Scientific name: *Solenostomus paradoxus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1986
- Wikidata: [Q2000965](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2000965)
- iNaturalist taxon: [119394](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119394)

## Names

- en: Ornate Ghostpipefish
- de: Harlekin-Geisterpfeifenfisch
- es: Pez Pipa Fantasma Arlequín
- fr: Poisson-fantôme arlequin

## Countries with the most observations

ID (803), PH (649), AU (113), MY (54), TH (40), JP (24), PG (21), TW (15), IL (14), FJ (13), MV (13), NC (12)

## Summary

Solenostomus paradoxus, the ornate ghost pipefish or harlequin ghost pipefish, is a false pipefish of the family Solenostomidae. The species' name comes from the Greek paradoxos, referring to this fish's unusual external features. With its common name, ghost, referring to its ability to disguise itself and appear and disappear quickly. Alluding to the fact that even though it is a relatively common fish, ornate ghost pipefish are very well-camouflaged and difficult to find.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solenostomus_paradoxus

## Photo

![Ornate Ghostpipefish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ornate-ghostpipefish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris Spain · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/276489699

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ornate-ghostpipefish?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).