WoRMS taxon details
Hippichthys cyanospilos (Bleeker, 1854)
218017 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218017)
accepted
Species
Doryichthys spaniaspis Jordan & Seale, 1907 · unaccepted
Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hippicthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parasyngnathus wardi Whitley, 1948 · unaccepted
Syngnathus cyanospilos Bleeker, 1854 · unaccepted
Syngnathus cyanospilus Bleeker, 1854 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Syngnathus kuhlii Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Syngnathus mossambicus Peters, 1855 · unaccepted
Syngnathus wardi (Whitley, 1948) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Syngnathus cyanospilos Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Banda-eilanden. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 1): 89-114. [details]
Description Occurs in estuaries, lower reaches of coastal rivers and streams (Ref. 4127). Males may be brooding at 6.5-7.5 SL.
Description Occurs in estuaries, lower reaches of coastal rivers and streams (Ref. 4127). Males may be brooding at 6.5-7.5 SL. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Hippichthys cyanospilos (Bleeker, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218017 on 2026-01-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Syngnathus cyanospilos Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Banda-eilanden. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 1): 89-114. [details]
original description (of Doryichthys spaniaspis Jordan & Seale, 1907) Jordan, D. S.; Seale A. (1907). Fishes of the islands of Luzon and Panay. <em>Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries.</em> v. 26 (Doc. 606) (for 1906): 1-48. [details]
original description (of Parasyngnathus wardi Whitley, 1948) Whitley, G. P. (1948). Studies in ichthyology. No. 13. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 22 (no. 1): 70-94. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Doryichthys spaniaspis Jordan & Seale, 1907) Jordan, D. S.; Seale A. (1907). Fishes of the islands of Luzon and Panay. <em>Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries.</em> v. 26 (Doc. 606) (for 1906): 1-48. [details]
original description (of Parasyngnathus wardi Whitley, 1948) Whitley, G. P. (1948). Studies in ichthyology. No. 13. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 22 (no. 1): 70-94. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in estuaries, lower reaches of coastal rivers and streams (Ref. 4127). Males may be brooding at 6.5-7.5 SL. [details]Remark spelling also in Ref. 4281 [details]
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Syngnathus kuhlii Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus cyanospilus Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus wardi (Whitley, 1948))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Parasyngnathus wardi Whitley, 1948)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus mossambicus Peters, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Doryichthys spaniaspis Jordan & Seale, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus cyanospilos Bleeker, 1854)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippichthys cyanospilos)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus cyanospilos Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus cyanospilus Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus kuhlii Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Parasyngnathus wardi Whitley, 1948)
To FishBase (from synonym Doryichthys spaniaspis Jordan & Seale, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus wardi (Whitley, 1948))
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus mossambicus Peters, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippicthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854))
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854))
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Syngnathus cyanospilos Bleeker, 1854)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippichthys cyanospilos FIN034518 Slide 35 mm) (from synonym Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippichthys cyanospilos FIN034518B Slide 35 mm) (from synonym Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Syngnathus kuhlii Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus cyanospilus Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus wardi (Whitley, 1948))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Parasyngnathus wardi Whitley, 1948)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus mossambicus Peters, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Doryichthys spaniaspis Jordan & Seale, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus cyanospilos Bleeker, 1854)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippichthys cyanospilos)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus cyanospilos Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus cyanospilus Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus kuhlii Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Parasyngnathus wardi Whitley, 1948)
To FishBase (from synonym Doryichthys spaniaspis Jordan & Seale, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus wardi (Whitley, 1948))
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus mossambicus Peters, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippicthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854))
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854))
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Syngnathus cyanospilos Bleeker, 1854)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippichthys cyanospilos FIN034518 Slide 35 mm) (from synonym Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippichthys cyanospilos FIN034518B Slide 35 mm) (from synonym Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854))
To ITIS
