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Hippichthys
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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.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Bellybar Pipefish

speciesHippichthys spicifer

Beady Pipefish

speciesHippichthys penicillus

Bluespeckled Pipefish

speciesHippichthys cyanospilos

Madura Pipefish

speciesHippichthys heptagonus

Short-keel Pipefish

speciesHippichthys parvicarinatus

Hippichthys albomaculosus

speciesHippichthys albomaculosus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88909.