Hippichthys
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.
| Hippichthys | |
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| H. spicifer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Hippichthys Bleeker, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker, 1849 | |
| Synonyms | |
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
- 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
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