Blue-Spotted Pipefish
Hippichthys cyanospilos
- Group: Seahorse
- Max size: 16 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This pipefish lives in estuaries, mangroves and the lower reaches of coastal rivers, slipping between salt and brackish water. The male carries the developing eggs in a brood pouch under his tail, sometimes breeding at little more than six centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Syngnathiformes › Syngnathidae › Hippichthys
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 218017.
FAQ
- Is the Blue-Spotted Pipefish dangerous to divers?
- The Blue-Spotted Pipefish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Blue-Spotted Pipefish get?
- The Blue-Spotted Pipefish grows to about 16 cm.