FB-53895 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=53895 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Myrophis Myrophis anterodorsalis McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke, 1989 Japanese seahorse Jaapani merihobuke Kitano-umi-uma Sangotatsu 산호해마 Cá ngựa nhật Cá Ngựa Nhật Bản 日本海馬 日本海马 莫氏海馬 莫氏海马 Hippocampus japonicus Kaup, 1856 Hippocampus monckei Bleeker, 1853 Hippocampus monickei Bleeker, 1853 Hippocampus monikei Bleeker, 1853 1999-09-07 2008-07-14 ASIH (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists)0 Ontogeny and systematics of fishes. Based on an international symposium dedicated to the memory of Elbert Halvor Ahlstrom, 15-18 August 1983, La Jolla, California. Spec. Publ. Am. Soc. Ichthyol. Herpetol. 1:ix, 760 p. (Ref. 63) Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino0 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. 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McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-53911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1999-09-10 00:00:00 2025-07-01 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=53911 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats In Zostera seagrass beds; also in estuaries. Length type refers to height (= TL - head length). 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-53911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 2000-01-18 00:00:00 2016-06-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=53911 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Description: (based on 14 specimens): Adult height: 5.0-8.0cm. Rings: 11+38 (37-40). Snout length: 3.0 (2.8-3.9) in head length. Dorsal fin rays: 15-16 covering 2+1 rings. Pectoral fin rays: 13 (12-14). Coronet: low, ridge-like crest. Spines: low, body appears very laterally flattened. Other distinctive characters: double rounded cheek spines and below eye; tail extremely long in proportion to body; slight enlargement of trunk rings numbered (1), 4 and 7 and tail rings numbered 5, 10 (or 9) and 14. Color pattern: usually dark brown all over, but may be mottled. 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-53911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 2000-01-18 00:00:00 2016-06-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=53911 Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 1516 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-53911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1999-09-10 00:00:00 2024-07-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=53911 Indo-West Pacific: India to southeast Asia. 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-LifeCycle-53911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1999-09-10 00:00:00 2025-07-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=53911&StockCode=44717 Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-53911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2001-05-29 00:00:00 2023-08-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public mohnikei In Zostera seagrass beds; also in estuaries (Ref. 9137, 30915). Dwells in macroalga/kelp, subtidal sandy, muddy substrates (Ref. 128812), and soft silty sand in the intertidal zone (Ref. 129070). Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137) FB-Size-53911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1999-09-10 00:00:00 2025-07-01 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=53911 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology 9.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577)) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and … 2022 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) 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/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 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-53911 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1999-09-10 00:00:00 2025-07-01 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=53911 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy demersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 126228) Yiu, S.K.F., C.F.Y. Chow, S.H.T. Tsang, X. Zhang, J.T.H. Chung, S.Y.T. Sin, W.K. Chow and L.L. Chan 2022 New record of the Japanese Seahorse <i>Hippocampus mohnikei</i> Bleeker, 1853 (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) in Hong Kong waters. Check List 18(3):455-461. (Ref. 126228)