| Citation | Dawson, C.E., 1985, Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas).. The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. |
| Ref. | Dawson, C.E., 1985 |
| Page | 98 |
| Named Used as Valid | Hippichthys spicifer |
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| Quote | Subgenus: @Hippichthys@. |