FB-5954 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5954 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Hippocampus Hippocampus histrix Kaup, 1856 Cavalo marinho Stekel-seeperdjie Hisan al-Bahar Tornet søhest Longspine seahorse Seahorse Spiny seahorse Spiny Seahorse Thorny seahorse Thorny Seahorse ose ni waitui Cheval de mer Hippocampe Hippocampe hérissé Ibara-Tatsu 가시해마 Kuthirameen കുതിര മീന് കുതിരമീന്  Korek telinga Kuda laut Kuda laut duri Kuda-kuda Tangkur kuda Kabayokabayoh Kabayo-kabayohan Cá Ngựa gai Cá Ngựa gai dài Cavall de mar 刺海馬 刺海马 長棘海馬 长棘海马 Hippocamphus hystrix Kaup, 1856 Hippocampus curvicuspis (non Fricke, 2004) Hippocampus guttulatus (non Cuvier, 1829) Hippocampus hystrix Kaup, 1856 Hippocampus ramulosus (non Leach, 1814) 1992-06-16 2023-06-07 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. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5954 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Hihis_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Hihis_u2.jpg FB-pic-5954-20364 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-10 2000-10-24 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5954 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Hihis_ub.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Hihis_ub.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-5954 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-16 00:00:00 2025-11-12 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=5954 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy A rare inhabitant of shallow sheltered reefs, found among clumps of algae or in seagrass beds. Large adult pelagic and probably associated with drifting debris. Associated with sponges and sea-squirts (Ref. 30915, 58302). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). Feeds on zooplanktons and small crustaceans (Ref. 89972). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Monogamous and always in home-ranging pairs, that is they do not defend an exclusive territory (Ref. 52884). Use in traditional Chinese medicine is increasing with the rise in patent medicines (Ref. 30915). Not common in the aquarium trade (Ref. 30915). 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-5954 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-08-31 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5954 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Description: (based on 22 specimens): Adult height: 7.9-13.5cm. Rings: 11 + 35 (34-37). Snout length: 1.7-2.0 in head length. Dorsal fin rays: 17 (15-18) covering 2+1 rings. Pectoral fin rays: 18 (17-20). Coronet: medium, with four or five very long, very sharp spines. Spines: extremely long and sharp; all spines well-developed. Other distinctive characters: very long snout (more than 1/2 head length); single cheek spine; dorsal fin base very short; always has at least as many pectoral as dorsal fin rays (whereas most species have more dorsal fin rays); sharp ventral keel; prominent spine in front of coronet.Color pattern: base color variable, including pale pink, yellow or green; spines often dark tipped; may have pale ‘saddles’, often filled with small dark spots, across dorsolateral surfaces; snout not striped. 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-5954 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-08-31 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5954 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 18; 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-5954 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-16 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=5954 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Indo-Pacific: South Africa to French Polynesia; north to Japan, south to Australia. Not in the Red Sea. 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-5954 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-16 00:00:00 2025-11-12 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=5954 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription fisheries: highly commercial; aquarium: commercial; price category: unknown; price reliability: Vincent, A.C.J. 1996 The international trade in seahorses. TRAFFIC International, Cambridge, UK. 163 p. (Ref. 12238) Vincent, A.C.J. 1996 The international trade in seahorses. TRAFFIC International, Cambridge, UK. 163 p. (Ref. 12238) FB-LifeCycle-5954 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1992-06-16 00:00:00 2025-11-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=5954&StockCode=6263 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and genetic (Ref. 52884). 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-5954 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2001-05-29 00:00:00 2023-06-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public histrix http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution A rare inhabitant of shallow sheltered reefs, found among clumps of algae or in seagrass beds (Ref. 30915) and sponges (Ref. 52034). Dwells in rocky reefs, loose rock/pebble/gravel, subtidal rocky, sandy and muddy 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-5954 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-16 00:00:00 2025-11-12 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=5954 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses 17.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441)) Randall, J.E. 1995 Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441) 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#TrophicStrategy 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-5954 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-16 00:00:00 2025-11-12 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=5954 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size reef-associated; non-migratory (Ref. 52884); marine; depth range 0 - 82 m (Ref. 37816), usually 15 - 40 m (Ref. 90102) Whiteman, E.A. and I.M. Côté 2004 Monogamy in marine fishes. 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