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  • Hippichthys heptagonus
  • Hippichthys heptagonus
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Scientific Name Hippichthys heptagonus    Bleeker, 1849
Common Name
Type Locality Indonesia.
Synonym(s) Bombonia djarong, Bombonia luzonica, Bombonia uxorius, Corythroichthys matterni, Corythroichthys pullus, Hippichthys heptagoneus, Hippichthys luzonica, Oxleyana parviceps, Syngnathus djarong, Syngnathus djarong luzonica, Syngnathus helfrichii, Syngnathus matterni, Syngnathus parviceps, Syngnathus spicifer djarong, Syngnathus spicifer rivalis
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Size 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa, Asia and Oceania: South Africa and Kenya to the Solomon Islands and in some Philippine lakes.
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 Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [8], pp 15 .
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:21)