Scientific Name	Hippichthys cyanospilos			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1854)	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	藍點多環海龍	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	藍點多環海龍
Max Length	16 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	海龍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、Coastal、 Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Banda Neira, Banda Islands, Indonesia [Banda Sea, western Pacific]
Synonyms	Doryichthys spaniaspis, Hippichthys cyanospilus, Hippicthys cyanospilus, Parasyngnathus wardi, Syngnathus cyanospilos, Syngnathus cyanospilus, Syngnathus kuhlii, Syngnathus mossambicus, Syngnathus wardi
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2005)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Bleeker, P. 1854 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055700. ASIZP0055701. ASIZP0057940. NMMBP06243. NMMBP06244. NMMBP06245. NMMBP06246.
Common Name	Blue-spotted pipefish; Blue spotted pipefish; Bluespeckled pipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body typically slender and elongate, without scales, encased in a series of bony rings. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous; inferior trunk and tail ridges continuous; lateral trunk ridge deflected ventrad near anal ring. Median dorsal snout ridge low, entired; opercle with a complete, straight, longitudinal ridge; other head ridges distinct but not strongly elevated; scutella without longitudinal keels; without dermal flaps. Dorsal-fin origin on trunk. Rings 12-14 + 32-35, darsal-fin rays 20-28, pectoral-fin rays 13-16. Lower part of snout often pale; dorsum and sides of head and body plain brown, mottled or blotched; venter of trunk without dark bars, usually brownish, shading to dark brown or black on median ridge; dorsal fin with 3-4 dark spots on each finray.
habitats	Occurs in estuaries, lower reaches of coastal rivers and streams and mangroves. Males may be brooding at 6.5-7.5 SL.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from northern Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji, north to southern Japan and south to Australia. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands, western Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.