Scientific Name	Hippichthys heptagonus   Pronounce			by: ©The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Author	Bleeker, 1849	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	前鰭多環海龍	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	前鰭多環海龍
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	海龍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、Coastal、 Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Indonesia
Synonyms	Bombonia djarong, Bombonia luzonica, Bombonia uxorius, Corythroichthys matterni, Corythroichthys pullus, Hippichthys heptagoneus, Hippichthys luzonica, Oxleyana parviceps, Syngnathus djarong, Syngnathus djarong luzonica, Syngnathus helfrichii, Syngnathus matterni, Syngnathus parviceps ...all 15..
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)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055707. ASIZP0072656. ASIZP0072657. ASIZP0072658. ASIZP0805339. ASIZP0805340. ASIZP0805341. ASIZP0915339. ASIZP0915340. ASIZP0915341. NMMBP02057.
Common Name	Reticulated freshwater pipefish; Pipefish; Belly 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 from posterior fourth of last trunk ring to posterior margin of 1st tail ring. Rings 14-15 + 32-42, darsal-fin rays 23-30, pectoral-fin rays 13-16. Preserved color dusky greenish gray; underside of head whitish; ventral keel and caudal fin blackish.
habitats	Common in the lower reaches of rivers and streams, and in estuarine habitats. Males mature at 7.5-8.0 cm SL.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from South Africa and Kenya to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan. It is mainly found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.