[2] The species name comes from the Greek armatura, referring to this fish's armor of dermal plates.

[3] Solenostomus leptosoma is now considered a synonym of S. armatus, the valid species identification.

Compared to other ghost pipefishes, they possess an elongated caudal tail and peduncle, as indicated by their common name.

[2] The long-tailed ghost pipefish is a tropical marine species, found over muddy bottoms near reefs in the western Pacific Ocean.

Like all ghost pipefish, females carry the eggs in pelvic fins that become modified to form a brood pouch.