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Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Thomas Barbour (1884–1946) was an American zoologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Richardson.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 12 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 16°N - 10°S, 105°E - 127°E (Ref. 94141)
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm 8.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.2 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 137577)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 16 - 22.
Body shape (shape guide): other.
Unlike most seahorses, this species is often found clinging to hard coral and doesn't seem to be worried about stingers (Ref. 48635). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Popular spiny seahorse in aquarium trade; often sold bleached for traditional Chinese medicine. OT=height length. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128812.
Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).
Lourie, S.A., R.A. Pollom and S.J. Foster, 2016. A global revision of the seahorses Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research. Zootaxa 4146(1):1-66. (Ref. 115213)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: pesca di sussistenza; Acquario: Commerciale
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00447 (0.00176 - 0.01132), b=3.00 (2.78 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (tm=0.3-0.4). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (20 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoria di prezzo (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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