Hippichthys
# Hippichthys

Hippichthys is a genus of pipefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the landmasses around them. This genus contains freshwater, brackish water and marine species.

## Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

* Hippichthys albomaculosus A. P. Jenkins & Mailautoka, 2010
* Hippichthys cyanospilos (Bleeker, 1854) (Blue-spotted pipefish)
* Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker, 1849 (Belly pipefish)
* Hippichthys parvicarinatus (C. E. Dawson, 1978) (Short-keel pipefish)
* Hippichthys penicillus (Cantor, 1849) (Beady pipefish)
* Hippichthys spicifer (Rüppell, 1838) (Bellybarred pipefish)
