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  • Hippichthys penicillus
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Scientific Name Hippichthys penicillus    (Cantor, 1849)
Common Name
Type Locality Sea of Penang, Malaysia.
Synonym(s) Corythroichthys quinquarius, Hippichthys gazella, Hippicthys penicillus, Parasyngnathus argyrostictus, Parasyngnathus penicillus, Syngnathus altirostris, Syngnathus argyrostictus, Syngnathus biserialis, Syngnathus penicillus
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Size 180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Indo-West Pacific: western Persian Gulf (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), north central Indian Ocean, and eastward to Japan and Queensland, Australia.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2016.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2), pp 1368 [386].
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:21)