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ArticleJournal of fish biology2026

First record of piscivory in ghost pipefishes (Teleostei, Solenostomidae) revealed by micro-computed tomography.

Graham Short, Kerryn Parkinson, Thomas J Peachey, Richard Smith, David Harasti

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5 authors.

Graham ShortAustralian Museum Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4691-1913
Kerryn ParkinsonAustralian Museum Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1866-8650
Thomas J PeacheyAustralian Museum Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Richard SmithIUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
David HarastiIUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Funding

National Science Foundation DBI-1759637National Science Foundation DEB-170166
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ghost pipefishes (Solenostomidae) have been regarded as specialist crustacean feeders since the 1960s, an inference resting on two primary dietary accounts. We report the first documented evidence of piscivory in the family based on micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) examination of voucher specimens of Solenostomus snuffleupagus and S. cyanopterus. Two head-first teleost prey, both identified as gobiids, were recovered from the holotype of S. snuffleupagus, and additional ichthyic remains were recovered from an S. cyanopterus specimen collected in 1952, indicating a solenostomid diet broader than previously recognized.

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DietFeeding BehaviorAnimalsX-Ray Microtomographydietgut contentsmicro‐CTpiscivorySolenostomidaesyngnathiform

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PMID42686108
PMCPMC13675491

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