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
H. spicifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Hippichthys Bleeker, 1849
Type species
Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker, 1849
Synonyms
Bombonia Herre, 1927 Oxleyana Whitley, 1937 Parasyngnathus Duncker, 1915

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)