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Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335).
Taxonomic Remarks
Junior synonyms Hippocampus dahli Ogilby, 1908 (more studies needed) and H. planifrons Peters, 1877 are considered valid species according to Lourie et al., 2016 (Ref. 115213).
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 100 m (Ref. 52034), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 30915). Tropical; 42°N - 42°S, 65°E - 132°W
Indo-West Pacific: India to Tahiti; north to Japan, south to Indonesia.
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm 14.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 48635)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 18 - 22; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 4.
Body shape (shape guide): other; Cross section: angular.
Inhabits gravel or sand bottoms around shallow reefs (Ref. 559); muddy estuaries and near mangroves, tolerating brackish waters (Ref. 48635). Occur singly or in pairs (Ref. 128523). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).
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: commerciale; Acquacoltura: commerciale
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 24.2 - 29.1, mean 28.3 °C (based on 622 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: 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): 3.8 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.2 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (tm=0.5-1).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 85.9 [49.5, 172.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.776 [0.449, 1.459] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [17.0, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.131 [0.076, 0.242] g/100g; Selenium = 45.8 [23.7, 101.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 65.2 [22.2, 185.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.35 [0.92, 1.94] mg/100g (wet weight);