FB-25920 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25920 Animalia Chordata Petromyzonti Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae Tetrapleurodon Tetrapleurodon geminis Álvarez, 1966 Korthovedet søhest Knobby seahorse Short-headed seahorse Shorthead seahorse Short-head seahorse Short-snouted seahorse 短头海马 短頭海馬 Hippocampus tuberculatus Castelnau, 1875 1997-01-16 2022-01-17 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley0 Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. 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Vincent0 Comprehensive review of advances in life history of 35 seahorse species, drawn from community science. Fisheries Centre Research Report 31(1):107p. (Ref. 128812) CITES0 Appendices I, II and III. UNEP. (Ref. 131153) Camins, E., L.M. Stanton, M.J. Correia, S.J. Foster, H.J. Koldewey and A.C.J. Vincent0 Advances in life‐history knowledge for 35 seahorse species from community science. J. Fish Biol. 104(5):1548-1565. (Ref. 137497) FB-GeneralDescr-25926 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1997-01-16 00:00:00 2023-06-06 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25926 Adults inhabit inshore waters (Ref. 7300). Occur in small to large aggregations in weed patches attached to rocks on sand, mostly in Sargassum weeds (Ref. 9002). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128812. Lourie, S.A., R.A. Pollom and S.J. Foster 2016 A global revision of the seahorses <i>Hippocampus</i> Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research. Zootaxa 4146(1):1-66. (Ref. 115213) FB-DiagnosticDescr-25926 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1997-01-20 00:00:00 2005-02-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25926 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Description: (based on 40 specimens): Adult height: 4.5-8.0 cm. Rings: 11 + 40 (39-43). Snout length: 3.0 (2.4-3.5). Dorsal fin rays: 20-21 (19-23) covering 3+1 rings. Pectoral fin rays: 14-15 (13-15). Coronet: tall, columnar or knob-like. Spines: irregularly developed, some very low, others very prominent rounded tubercles. Other distinctive characters: with or without mane of thick skin fronds on the head and neck region; mature males have prominent brood pouch.Color pattern: purplish brown or yellowish or reddish; numerous dark-margined ocelli (white spots); often with dark spots or patches, especially on head; ventral surface of tail with paler transverse stripes. 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) FB-Morphology-25926 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1997-01-20 00:00:00 2005-02-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25926 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 23; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 4 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) FB-Distribution-25926 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1997-01-16 00:00:00 2024-07-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25926 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Indo-Pacific: endemic to south west Australia. Lourie, S.A., R.A. Pollom and S.J. Foster 2016 A global revision of the seahorses <i>Hippocampus</i> Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research. Zootaxa 4146(1):1-66. (Ref. 115213) FB-Uses-25926 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1997-01-16 00:00:00 2023-06-06 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25926 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: of no interest FB-LifeCycle-25926 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1997-01-16 00:00:00 2023-06-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=25926&StockCode=20466 Male incubates the eggs in a pouch. Produces 50 to 100 young in single or combined brood from several females (Ref. 9002). Kuiter, R.H. 1993 Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002) FB-TrophicStrategy-25926 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2001-05-29 00:00:00 2023-06-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public breviceps http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Lives among seaweeds (Ref. 9137), sponges and in algal reefs (Ref. 52034). Dwells in loose rock/pebble/gravel substrates (Ref. 128812). Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137) FB-Size-25926 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1997-01-16 00:00:00 2023-06-06 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25926 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 15.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9002)) Kuiter, R.H. 1993 Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-25926 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1997-01-16 00:00:00 2023-06-06 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25926 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle demersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 52034) 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)