Hippichthys
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| Hippichthys | |
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| H. spicifer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Hippichthys Bleeker, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker, 1849 | |
| Synonyms | |
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.
