Belly pipefish
Hippichthys heptagonus
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A pipefish from Kenya and South Africa to the Solomon Islands and from southern Japan to Australia, from lower river reaches, estuaries and mangroves. The male carries the eggs. It reaches 15 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hippichthys heptagonus
- Family
- Syngnathidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Synonyms
- Bombonia djarong, Bombonia luzonica, Bombonia uxorius, Corythroichthys matterni, Corythroichthys pullus, Hippichthys heptagoneus, Hippichthys luzonica, Oxleyana parviceps, Syngnathus djarong, Syngnathus djarong luzonica, Syngnathus helfrichii, Syngnathus matterni, Syngnathus parviceps, Syngnathus spicifer djarong, Syngnathus spicifer rivalis
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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