Hippichthys cyanospilus

(Bleeker, 1854)

Bluespotted Pipefish

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea and east coast of Africa to Fiji.

Size: 6 inches (16 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits inshore shallow waters in estuaries and small coastal rivers (sometimes brackish) and mangrove areas where it feeds on zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Has a yellow to light brown body with white, yellow or blue spots.

Taxonomy:

Order: Gasterosteiformes

Suborder: Syngnathoidei

Family: Syngnathidae

Subfamily: Syngnathinae

Genus: Hippichthys

FYI: Not collected for the hobby.

Shown here for identification only.