| Hippichthys | |
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| H. spicifer | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Hippichthys Bleeker, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker, 1849
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| Synonyms | |
Hippichthys is a genus of pipefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the landmasses around them. This genus contains freshwater, brackish water and marine species.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:1
- Hippichthys albomaculosus A. P. Jenkins & Mailautoka, 2010
- Hippichthys cyanospilos (Bleeker, 1854) (Blue-spotted pipefish)
- Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker, 1849 (Belly pipefish)
- Hippichthys parvicarinatus (C. E. Dawson, 1978) (Short-keel pipefish)
- Hippichthys penicillus (Cantor, 1849) (Beady pipefish)
- Hippichthys spicifer (Rüppell, 1838) (Bellybarred pipefish)
References
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hippichthys". FishBase. October 2012 version.