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	<dwc:Kingdom>Animalia</dwc:Kingdom>
	<dwc:Phylum>Chordata</dwc:Phylum>
	<dwc:Class>Teleostei</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Gobiiformes</dwc:Order>
	<dwc:Family>Microdesmidae</dwc:Family>
	<dwc:Genus>Microdesmus</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Microdesmus africanus Dawson, 1979</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang='af'>Langneus-seeperdjie</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Flat-faced seahorse</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Longnose seahorse</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Low-crowned seahorse</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Smooth seahorse</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Three-spot seahorse</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Three-spotted Seahorse</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ja'>Takakuratatsu</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ru'>конек пятнистый морской</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='vi'>Cá Ngựa chấm</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>三斑海馬</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>三斑海马</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>低冠海馬</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>低冠海马</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>西仓海马</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>西倉海馬</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Hippocampus kampylotrachelos Bleeker, 1854</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='ambiguous synonym'>Hippocampus lenis De Vis, 1908</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Hippocampus manadensis Bleeker, 1856</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Hippocampus mannulus Cantor, 1849</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Hippocampus takakurae Tanaka, 1916</synonym>
	<dcterms:created>1996-05-09</dcterms:created>
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	<dc:description>Description:  (based on 54 specimens):  Adult height:  8.0-15.0cm.  Rings:  11+40-41 (38-43).  Snout length:  2.2 (1.9-2.4) in head length.  Dorsal fin rays:  20 (18-22) covering 2+1 rings.  Pectoral fin rays:  17-18 (16-19).  Coronet:  very low, in line with arch of neck, visible as five tiny points.  Spines:  low and small to slightly raised.  Other distinctive characters:  very sharp hook-like cheek and eye spines; quite flat in appearance; narrow head; no nose spine.Color pattern:  golden orange, sandy colored or totally black; may have large dark spots on the dorsolateral surface of the first, fourth and seventh trunk ring (less visible in dark specimens, and more common in males than females); some specimens ‘zebra striped’ in brown and white.</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=115213&amp;speccode=22816'>Lourie, S.A., R.A. Pollom and S.J. Foster 2016 A global revision of the seahorses &lt;i&gt;Hippocampus&lt;/i&gt; Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research. Zootaxa 4146(1):1-66. (Ref. 115213)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>Inhabits gravel or sand bottoms around shallow reefs (Ref. 559); muddy estuaries and near mangroves, tolerating brackish waters (Ref. 48635), seagrass (Ref. 128812), and soft bottom areas with sand and silt (Ref. 129070).  Occur singly or in pairs (Ref. 128523).</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='3-89356-170-6.' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9137&amp;speccode=22816'>Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=48635&amp;speccode=22816'>Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 1-302. (Ref. 48635)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=52034&amp;speccode=22816'>Foster, S.J. and A.C.J. Vincent 2004 Life history and ecology of seahorses: implications for conservation and management. J. Fish Biol. 65(1):1-61. (Ref. 52034)</reference>
	<reference isbn='0-9534-693-0-1.' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=30915&amp;speccode=22816'>Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall 1999 Seahorses: an identification guide to the world's species and their conservation. Project Seahorse, London. 214 p. (Ref. 30915)</reference></dataObject>
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