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Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335).
Issue
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).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina revassocierade; ej vandrande; djupintervall 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.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm 14.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 48635)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 18 - 22; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 4.
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Vattenbruk: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.2 - 29.1, mean 28.3 °C (based on 622 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00177 - 0.01127), b=3.00 (2.78 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
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.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (tm=0.5-1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
Nutrients (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);