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''Hippichthys cyanospilos'', commonly known as the blue-spotted pipefish or bluespeckled pipefish, is a marine fish belonging to the Syngnathidae family, native from the Indo-Pacific area. ==Description== The blue-spotted pipefish is a small-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 16 cm.〔Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.〕 Its head is in the continuity of the body. The snout is tapered and have a medium length. The body has a somewhat angular appearance due to the presence of four discontinuous longitudinal ridges distributed over the dorsal and ventral side. The caudal fin is small and narrow. The body coloration may range from yellow to light brown through almost black. The color can be plain, spotted or mottled with white, yellow or light blue.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hippichthys )〕 The dorsal fin is usually whitish with many small black spots. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hippichthys cyanospilos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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