WoRMS taxon details
Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker, 1849
218014 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218014)
accepted
Species
Bombonia djarong (Bleeker, 1853) · unaccepted
Bombonia luzonica Herre, 1927 · unaccepted
Bombonia uxorius Herre, 1935 · unaccepted
Corythroichthys matterni Fowler, 1918 · unaccepted
Corythroichthys pullus Smith & Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Hippichthys heptagoneus Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hippichthys luzonica (Herre, 1927) · unaccepted
Oxleyana parviceps (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) · unaccepted
Syngnathus djarong Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Syngnathus djarong luzonica Aurich, 1935 · unaccepted
Syngnathus helfrichii Bleeker, 1855 · unaccepted
Syngnathus matterni (Fowler, 1918) · unaccepted
Syngnathus parviceps Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886 · unaccepted
Syngnathus spicifer djarong Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Syngnathus spicifer rivalis Peters, 1868 · unaccepted (synonym)
Bleeker, P. (1849). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van het eiland Madura, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe soorten. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 22 [8]: 1-16. [details]
Note Type species of the genus.
Unreviewed
Type species Type species of the genus. [details]
Description Common in the lower reaches of rivers and streams, and in estuarine habitats. Males mature at 7.5-8.0 SL.
Description Common in the lower reaches of rivers and streams, and in estuarine habitats. Males mature at 7.5-8.0 SL. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218014 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Bleeker, P. (1849). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van het eiland Madura, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe soorten. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 22 [8]: 1-16. [details]
original description (of Syngnathus djarong Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1854). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Troskieuwige visschen van den Indischen Archipel. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 25 (art. 6): 1-30. [details]
original description (of Syngnathus parviceps Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) Ramsay, E. P.; Ogilby, J. D. (1886). Descriptions of two new species. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2).</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 474-475. [details]
original description (of Syngnathus helfrichii Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Negende bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Borneo. Zoetwatervisschen van Pontianak en Bandjermasin. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 9 (no. 3): 415-430. [details]
original description (of Bombonia luzonica Herre, 1927) Herre, A. W. C. T. (1927). Four new fishes from Lake Taal (Bombon). <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> v. 34 (no. 3): 273-279, Pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Bombonia uxorius Herre, 1935) Herre, A. W. C. T. (1935). New fishes obtained by the Crane Pacific expedition. <em>Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series.</em> v. 18 (no. 12): 383-438. [details]
original description (of Corythroichthys matterni Fowler, 1918) Fowler, H. W. (1918). New and little-known fishes from the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 70: 2-71. [details]
original description (of Corythroichthys pullus Smith & Seale, 1906) Smith, H. M.; Seale, A. (1906). Notes on a collection of fishes from the island of Mindanao, Philippine Archipelago, with descriptions of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> v. 19: 73-82. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Syngnathus djarong Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1854). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Troskieuwige visschen van den Indischen Archipel. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 25 (art. 6): 1-30. [details]
original description (of Syngnathus parviceps Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) Ramsay, E. P.; Ogilby, J. D. (1886). Descriptions of two new species. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2).</em> v. 1 (pt 2): 474-475. [details]
original description (of Syngnathus helfrichii Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Negende bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Borneo. Zoetwatervisschen van Pontianak en Bandjermasin. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 9 (no. 3): 415-430. [details]
original description (of Bombonia luzonica Herre, 1927) Herre, A. W. C. T. (1927). Four new fishes from Lake Taal (Bombon). <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> v. 34 (no. 3): 273-279, Pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Bombonia uxorius Herre, 1935) Herre, A. W. C. T. (1935). New fishes obtained by the Crane Pacific expedition. <em>Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series.</em> v. 18 (no. 12): 383-438. [details]
original description (of Corythroichthys matterni Fowler, 1918) Fowler, H. W. (1918). New and little-known fishes from the Philippine Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 70: 2-71. [details]
original description (of Corythroichthys pullus Smith & Seale, 1906) Smith, H. M.; Seale, A. (1906). Notes on a collection of fishes from the island of Mindanao, Philippine Archipelago, with descriptions of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> v. 19: 73-82. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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 (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 Common in the lower reaches of rivers and streams, and in estuarine habitats. Males mature at 7.5-8.0 SL. [details]Type species Type species of the genus. [details]
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Oxleyana parviceps (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Syngnathus djarong luzonica Aurich, 1935)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus parviceps Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus djarong Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bombonia djarong (Bleeker, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus matterni (Fowler, 1918))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus helfrichii Bleeker, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Bombonia luzonica Herre, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Corythroichthys pullus Smith & Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Corythroichthys matterni Fowler, 1918)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Bombonia uxorius Herre, 1935)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippichthys heptagonus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Syngnathus djarong Bleeker, 1853)
To Fishbase (from synonym Bombonia luzonica Herre, 1927)
To Fishbase (from synonym Syngnathus parviceps Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
To Fishbase (from synonym Syngnathus helfrichii Bleeker, 1855)
To Fishbase (from synonym Syngnathus matterni (Fowler, 1918))
To Fishbase (from synonym Bombonia uxorius Herre, 1935)
To Fishbase (from synonym Corythroichthys matterni Fowler, 1918)
To Fishbase (from synonym Oxleyana parviceps (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886))
To Fishbase (from synonym Syngnathus spicifer rivalis Peters, 1868)
To Fishbase (from synonym Hippichthys heptagoneus Bleeker, 1849)
To Fishbase (from synonym Corythroichthys pullus Smith & Seale, 1906)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Corythroichthys pullus P03666 illustration) (from synonym Corythroichthys pullus Smith & Seale, 1906)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Oxleyana parviceps (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Syngnathus djarong luzonica Aurich, 1935)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus parviceps Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus djarong Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bombonia djarong (Bleeker, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus matterni (Fowler, 1918))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus helfrichii Bleeker, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Bombonia luzonica Herre, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Corythroichthys pullus Smith & Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Corythroichthys matterni Fowler, 1918)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Bombonia uxorius Herre, 1935)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippichthys heptagonus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Syngnathus djarong Bleeker, 1853)
To Fishbase (from synonym Bombonia luzonica Herre, 1927)
To Fishbase (from synonym Syngnathus parviceps Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)
To Fishbase (from synonym Syngnathus helfrichii Bleeker, 1855)
To Fishbase (from synonym Syngnathus matterni (Fowler, 1918))
To Fishbase (from synonym Bombonia uxorius Herre, 1935)
To Fishbase (from synonym Corythroichthys matterni Fowler, 1918)
To Fishbase (from synonym Oxleyana parviceps (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886))
To Fishbase (from synonym Syngnathus spicifer rivalis Peters, 1868)
To Fishbase (from synonym Hippichthys heptagoneus Bleeker, 1849)
To Fishbase (from synonym Corythroichthys pullus Smith & Seale, 1906)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Corythroichthys pullus P03666 illustration) (from synonym Corythroichthys pullus Smith & Seale, 1906)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
