bellybarred pipefish

Hippichthys spicifer

Eighteen Centimeters Pipefish from the Mekong Basin

Tropical
Estuary
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
South Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Hippichthys spicifer, commonly known as bellybarred pipefish, banded freshwater pipefish, or blue spotted pipefish, is a species of pipefish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa to Sri Lanka and Samoa. It lives in shallow coastal and estuarine habitats such as mangroves, tidal creeks, and the lower reaches of rivers, where it can grow to lengths of 18 centimetres (7.1 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippichthys
Maximum length: 18 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Sri Lanka and Samoa (Ref. 4127 ). Recorded upstream in freshwater of the Mekong, but this record may represent another species of this genus or another genus among the 15 genera of pipefishes expected in Mekong estuary and plume (Ref. 12693 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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