Scientific Name	Solenostomus paradoxus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Pallas, 1770)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	細吻剃刀魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	剃刀魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F294　Solenostomidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	細吻剃刀魚
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	剃刀魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	[Amboyna] Ambon Island, Moluccas/Maluku, Indonesia, Banda Sea, western Pacific
Synonyms	Fistularia paradoxa, Solenostomatichthys paradoxus
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
Specimen List	NTUM04245. USNM00076598.
Common Name	Ornate ghost pipefish; Harlequin 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 21 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 20 unbranched soft rays; caudal fin truncate, rounded, or lanceolate, modified into brood pouch in females; pectoral fins small, rounded; pelvic fins large, situated opposite spinous dorsal fin. Lateral line absent. Body and fins with slender simple cirri. Variable in color from black to red and yellow, usually in a mix of bands and spot.
habitats	Usually settles along reef edges in current-prone areas. Uncommon species found solitary or paired, among branches of gorgonians, floating weeds, or crinoids. They feed mostly on mysids but also target small benthic shrimps.
Distribution	Distributed from Red Sea and East Africa to the Marshall Islands and New Caledonia, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. It is very rare and only found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.