Blue-spotted pipefish
Hippichthys cyanospilos
- Usual depth0–20 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Hippichthys cyanospilos, commonly known as the blue spotted pipefish or bluespeckled pipefish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae, native from the Indo-Pacific area.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–20 m · Deepest record: 22 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blue-spotted pipefish, bluespeckled pipefish, blue-spotted pipefish, Ward's Pipefish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Hakuten-yoji, Hakuten-yôji, ハクテンヨウジ
- Simplified Chinese
- 海龍, 蓝海龙, 蓝点多环海龙, 蓝点海龙, 藍海龍, 藍點多環海龍, 藍點海龍
Other scientific names: Doryichthys spaniaspis, Hippichthys cyanospilus, Hippicthys cyanospilus, Parasyngnathus wardi, Syngnathus cyanospilos, Syngnathus cyanospilus, Syngnathus kuhlii, Syngnathus mossambicus, Syngnathus wardi
Similar species
- Bellybarred pipefish
Hippichthys spicifer
Banded PipefishCorythoichthys flavofasciatus
Bloodspot PipefishCorythoichthys haematopterus
Banded pipefishCorythoichthys intestinalis
Bluestripe pipefishDoryrhamphus excisus
Banded PipefishDunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 161 open-data records from 1854 to 2015.
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