Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; non migrateur; profondeur 0 - 10 m (Ref. 52034). Subtropical; 33°N - 17°N, 99°W - 64°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), Bahamas and the entire Gulf of Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 2.1  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251); âge max. reporté: 1.00 années (Ref. 12238)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12.
Shallow grass flats, especially in association with Zostera and other seagrass; periodically found in floating vegetation. Diurnal, males more site faithful than females. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Specimens lose their skin filaments in aquaria (Ref. 30915). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128812.
Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and genetic (Ref. 52884). Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205). Female transfers all the eggs in the ovary to the brood pouch of the male (Ref. 1284).
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.4 - 27.8, mean 26.6 °C (based on 229 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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (tm=0.4; tmax=1; assuming Fec=100 (approx. 3 generations/year)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).