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Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Duméril.

Issue
This species is considered as a synonym of Hippocampus kuda Weber, 1913 according to Lourie et al., 2016 (Ref. 115213); but was validated by Stiller et al., 2022 (Ref. 127687, 128218).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; no migratorio; rango de profundidad ? - 60 m (Ref. 52034). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Reunion, and east coast of southern Africa. Conservation status: Vulnerable (Ref. 30915).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 8.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm OT macho / no sexado; (Ref. 30915)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 16 - 18.

Length type is height (=TL - head length). Found in seagrass beds. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

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Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).

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Stiller, J., G. Short, H. Hamilton, N. Saarman, S. Longo, P. Wainwright, G.W. Rouse and W.B. Simison, 2022. Phylogenomic analysis of Syngnathidae reveals novel relationships, origins of endemic diversity and variable diversification rates. BMC Biology 20 (art. 75):1-22. [New family-group names in Additional file 1.] (Ref. 127687)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Not Evaluated

CITES

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Pesquerías: de interés potencial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.8 - 27.5, mean 26.7 °C (based on 64 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 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).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Hippocampus borboniensis Duméril, 1870