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| ORNATE GHOST PIPEFISH
(Solenostomus paradoxus)
This species comes in a rainbow of different hues, which include white, black or transparent body and fins, with yellow, red or orange blotches. There are two large spots on the first dorsal fin, which in some color morphs looking like fried eggs (i.e., white with yellow centers). It apparently displays sexual size dimorphism, with females attaining a large size than males. Unlike the other ghost pipefishes this species has deeply incised membranes between the caudal fin rays.
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