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Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Earl Desmond Reid (1885–1960) was Assistant Curator, Division of Fishes at the Smithsonian (United States National Museum, USNM) where Isaac Ginsburg also worked. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Ginsburg.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 60 m (Ref. 30915). Subtropical; 29°N - 25°S, 133°W - 40°W (Ref. 57010)
Western Atlantic: USA (North Carolina) to Brazil; the Caribbean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm 8.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.5 cm OT maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 30915)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 16 - 19.
Body shape (shape guide): other; Cross section: angular.
Uncommon in most areas, but may be locally common in certain places. Usually attached to gorgonians or seagrasses but may occur in floating Sargassum or swimming freely in midwater (Ref. 9710). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35409). Length type refers to Height (= from top of coronet to the tip of straightened tail). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128812.
Breeding season more than 8 months in laboratory; egg diameter 1.2 mm; gestation period 2 weeks, depending on water temperature; young approximately 7 mm at birth; pair-bonded in wild (Ref. 30915). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and genetic (Ref. 52884).
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: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 24 - 28, mean 26.7 °C (based on 164 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00175 - 0.01142), b=2.99 (2.77 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 1.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Assuming annual Fec<1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 70.1 [33.4, 185.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.894 [0.451, 1.624] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.7, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.203 [0.104, 0.388] g/100g; Selenium = 18.4 [7.4, 43.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 35.5 [9.6, 134.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.29 [0.78, 2.04] mg/100g (wet weight);
