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Hippichthys spicifer (Rüppell, 1838)

Bellybarred pipefish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Dagum-dagum
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimens were collected from Calbiga-a creek, Kiga creek, and Ambacan River at Baybay, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223). Also Ref. 5211.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kottelat, M., 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippichthys: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Rüppell.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; agua dulce; salobre demersal; pH range: 7.5 - 8.2; dH range: 20 - 30; anfidromo (Ref. 59012); rango de profundidad 0 - 3 m (Ref. 86942).   Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 33°N - 15°S

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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Sri Lanka and Samoa (Ref. 4127). Recorded upstream in freshwater of the Mekong, but this record may represent another species of this genus or another genus among the 15 genera of pipefishes expected in Mekong estuary and plume (Ref. 12693).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 10 - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12693)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 25-30. Brownish, mottled or with prominent dark bars crossing lower half of side and venter of trunk; bars absent or obscured by dark ground color in some adults; dorsal rays without rows of distinct brown spots (Ref. 4281).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Adults occur in shallow coastal and estuarine waters, sometimes among mangroves. Also found regularly in freshwater in the lower reaches of rivers (Ref. 4967, 44894) and tidal creeks (Ref. 44894). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Males maybe brooding at about 9.8 SL.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. (Ref. 5316)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 June 2016

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesquerías: sin interés
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.7 - 29.3, mean 28.7 (based on 2181 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00037 (0.00016 - 0.00085), b=3.18 (2.99 - 3.37), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).