Species that contain: Hippichthys and heptagonus [ 11 ] records

djarong, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] 1853:22 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 6); ref. 16914] Panimbang, western Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 7232. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.346 (1). •Valid as Syngnathus djarong Bleeker 1853 -- (Liang in Pan et al. 1991:342 [ref. 23876]). •Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:136 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1985:98 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Kottelat et al. 1993:99 [ref. 23448], Kuiter 2009:277 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

helfrichii, Syngnathus Bleeker [P.] 1855:428 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 16849] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1867.11.28.348 (1), RMNH 7232 (129 mm SL specimen of 2). •Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:136 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1985:98 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Kuiter 2009:277 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

heptagonus, Hippichthys Bleeker [P.] 1849:15 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [8]; ref. 320] Indonesia. Neotype: RMNH 7234. Neotype designated by Dawson 1978:140 [ref. 7026]. •Valid as Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:136 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1985:98 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Dawson 1986:452 [ref. 5650], Paxton et al. 1989:420 [ref. 12442], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:452 [ref. 25598], Allen 1991:107 [ref. 21090], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:765 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:99 [ref. 23448], Paulus 1999:2271 [ref. 24794], Allen et al. 2000:87 [ref. 27467], Nakabo 2000:524 [ref. 25086], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:604 [ref. 25122], Sakai et al. 2001:91 [ref. 25693], Allen et al. 2002:336 [ref. 25930], Nakabo 2002:524 [ref. 26001], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:141 [ref. 28072], Paxton et al. 2006:823 [ref. 29073], Allen et al. 2008:106 [ref. 30265], Kuiter 2009:277 [ref. 30404], Jenkins & Mailautoka 2010:114 [ref. 30900], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:71 [ref. 34464], Fricke et al. 2014:47 [ref. 33932], Miesen et al. 2016:87 [ref. 34492], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Keith et al. 2021:46 [ref. 38257], Kurihara et al. 2021:17 [ref. 38825], Moots 2022:462 [ref. 39722], Furuhashi et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40140], Jamandre 2023:176 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and Miyazaki Prefecture (southern Japan). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

luzonica, Bombonia Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:275, Pl. 2 (figs. 1-2) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 34 (no. 3); ref. 2103] Lake Taal, between Ambulong and Talisay, Batangas Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: BSMP (presumed destroyed). Paratypes: ?BMNH 1933.3.11.205-207 (3); BSMP (probably 29) presumed destroyed. •Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:136 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1985:98 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Kuiter 2009:277 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

luzonica, Syngnathus djarong Aurich [H.] 1935:98, Pl. 1 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 112 (nos 5/6); ref. 13871] Taal Lake, central Luzon Island, Philippines. Syntypes: (11) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1985:98 [ref. 6541], Kuiter 2009:277 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

matterni, Corythroichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1918:11, Fig. 5 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 70; ref. 1396] Philippines. Holotype: ANSP 47484. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:159 [ref. 13621]. Original genus should have been Corythoichthys. •Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:136 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1985:98 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Kuiter 2009:277 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

parviceps, Syngnathus Ramsay [E. P.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1886:475 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 18603] Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.191. •Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:136 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1985:98 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Paxton et al. 1989:420 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:823 [ref. 29073], Kuiter 2009:277 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ponticerianus, Ichthyocampus Kaup [J. J.] 1856:31, 74 [Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum; ref. 2575] Syntypes: MNHN (6) Puducherry, RMNH 3861 (1) Macassar, ZMB 4359 (2) Assam. Based on manuscript name of Bibron. Perhaps best regarded as an unneeded replacement name for (and objective synonym of) Syngnathus heptagonus Bleeker 1849, heptagonus regarded as inappropriate by Kaup. Dawson treats with separate availability and different types. •Objective synonym of Syngnathus heptagonus Bleeker 1849. •Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

pullus, Corythroichthys Smith [H. M.] & Seale [A.] 1906:75, fig'd [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 19; ref. 4059] Rio Grande, Cotabato Province, Mindanao, Philippines. Holotype (unique): USNM 55621. Original genus should have been Corythoichthys. •Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:136 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1985:98 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Kuiter 2009:277 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rivalis, Syngnathus spicifer var. Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:276 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Basey River, Samar; Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Syntypes: ZMB 732 (1), 6631 (1). •Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:136 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

uxorius, Bombonia Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:395 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Mouth of a small stream flowing into Majalibit Inlet, Waigeo Island, East Indies. Holotype: FMNH 17493. Paratypes: CAS-SU 25764 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:60 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:16 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849 -- (Dawson 1978:136 [ref. 7026], Dawson 1985:98 [ref. 6541], Dawson 1986:282 [ref. 6201], Kuiter 2009:277 [ref. 30404], Kottelat 2013:303 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker 1849. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.