Scientific Name	Solenostomus cyanopterus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bleeker, 1854	Depth	0 - 25M
Chinese	藍鰭剃刀魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	剃刀魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F294　Solenostomidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	藍鰭剃刀魚
Max Length	17 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	鋸吻剃刀魚、剃刀魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Wahai, Ceram, Indonesia
Synonyms	Solenichthys raceki, Solenostoma cyanopterus, Solenostomatichthys bleekeri, Solenostomus bleekeri, Solenostomus bleekerii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2004)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057504. ASIZP0059818.
Common Name	Robust ghost pipefish; Blue-finned ghost pipefish; Ghost pipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	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.
habitats	Mostly pelagic until it settles on the substrate for breeding. Uncommon species found in coastal reefs and weedy areas. Always in pairs. Feeds on small crustaceans.
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.
Utility	No commercial value.