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Hippichthys spicifer (Rüppell, 1838)

Bellybarred pipefish
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Indonesia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi (Ref. 7050).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Dawson, C.E., 1985
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippichthys: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Rüppell.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 7.5 - 8.2; dH range: 20 - 30; amphidromous (Ref. 59012); depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 86942).   Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 33°N - 15°S

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