FB-22817 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22817 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Osteochilus Osteochilus kelabau Popta, 1904 Whites søhest Common sea-horse Highcrown seahorse High-crown seahorse New Holland seahorse Sydney seahorse White's seahorse 怀氏海马 懷氏海馬 Hippocampus camelopardalis (non Bianconi, 1854) Hippocampus novaehollandae Steindachner, 1866 Hippocampus novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1866 Hippocampus procerus Kuiter, 2001 1996-05-09 2021-09-20 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Dawson, C.E.0 Syngnathidae. p. 445-458. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4281) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. 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Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-pic-22818-20367 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-10 2000-10-24 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Hiwhi_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Hiwhi_u0.jpg FB-pic-22818-20368 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-10 2010-07-21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Hiwhi_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Hiwhi_u1.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-22818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-05-09 00:00:00 2025-11-12 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Occur in coastal estuaries and embayments (Ref. 125503); in shallow, weedy inshore areas and Zostera seagrass beds; also on sponges. Also under jetties on holdfasts of kelp, and on other man-made structures such as shark nets. Diurnal and site faithful (Ref. 30915). Female max length (Ref. 42735). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Monogamous and always in home-ranging pairs, that is they do not defend an exclusive territory (Ref. 52884). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128812. Short, G., D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2019 <i>Hippocampus whitei</i> Bleeker, 1855, a senior synonym of the southern Queensland seahorse <i>H. procerus</i> Kuiter, 2001: molecular and morphological evidence (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 824:109-133. (Ref. 125503) FB-DiagnosticDescr-22818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-10-20 00:00:00 2021-10-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: trunk rings 11; tail rings 34-35; dorsal fin rays 17-18; pectoral fin rays 16; subdorsal rings 3; subdorsal spines 4, superior trunk ridge ending with 3 enlarged spines, the superior tail ridge commencing with one enlarged spine (3/0,1,0); cleithral ring spines 3, one small spine at each end of pectoral-fin base, none at gill-opening, large single or double spine at ventral extent of head; with 2 small lateral head spines, one directly posterior of eye, one anterodorsally of operculum and ventral of coronet; with a distinct snout spine; no parietal spine or diminutive if present; single eye spine, large and protruding dorsally; small single or double spine, rugose, posteroventrally of eye; the coronet, distinct and tall, protruding anteriorly in juveniles, angled dorsoposteriorly in adults, and with 5 small spines present on apex in a star-like arrangement; superior trunk with enlarged spines on first and eigth tail ridges (Ref. 125503). Short, G., D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2019 <i>Hippocampus whitei</i> Bleeker, 1855, a senior synonym of the southern Queensland seahorse <i>H. procerus</i> Kuiter, 2001: molecular and morphological evidence (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 824:109-133. (Ref. 125503) FB-Morphology-22818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-10-20 00:00:00 2021-10-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal soft rays (total): 1718 Short, G., D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2019 <i>Hippocampus whitei</i> Bleeker, 1855, a senior synonym of the southern Queensland seahorse <i>H. procerus</i> Kuiter, 2001: molecular and morphological evidence (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 824:109-133. (Ref. 125503) FB-Distribution-22818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-05-09 00:00:00 2024-07-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Southwest Pacific: Australia. Short, G., D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2019 <i>Hippocampus whitei</i> Bleeker, 1855, a senior synonym of the southern Queensland seahorse <i>H. procerus</i> Kuiter, 2001: molecular and morphological evidence (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 824:109-133. (Ref. 125503) FB-Uses-22818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-05-09 00:00:00 2025-11-12 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: minor commercial; price category: unknown; price reliability: Vincent, A.C.J. 1996 The international trade in seahorses. TRAFFIC International, Cambridge, UK. 163 p. (Ref. 12238) FB-LifeCycle-22818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1996-05-09 00:00:00 2025-11-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=22818&StockCode=18103 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Gestation period 21-22 days depending on temperature (Ref. 30915). Monogamous and faithful to pair in the wild (Ref. 30915). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and genetic (Ref. 52884). Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-22818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2005-02-17 00:00:00 2023-06-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ whitei Found in inshore waters (Ref. 75154). Also occurs among sponges (Ref. 52034). Dwells in rocky reefs, loose rock/pebble/gravel, and subtidal rocky substrates (Ref. 128812). Foster, S.J. and A.C.J. Vincent 2004 Life history and ecology of seahorses: implications for conservation and management. J. Fish Biol. 65(1):1-61. (Ref. 52034) FB-Size-22818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-05-09 00:00:00 2025-11-12 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22818 15.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577)); 11 cm OT (female); max. reported age: 5 years (Ref. 93066) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and … 2022 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) Harasti, D., K. Martin-Smith and W. Gladstone 2012 Population dynamics and life history of a geographically restricted seahorse, <i>hippocampus whitei</i>. J. Fish Biol. 81(4):1297-1314. (Ref. 93066) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-22818 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-05-09 00:00:00 2025-11-12 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22818 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat demersal; non-migratory (Ref. 52884); brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 46 m (Ref. 4281), usually 1 - 25 m (Ref. 30915) Whiteman, E.A. and I.M. Côté 2004 Monogamy in marine fishes. Biol. Rev. 79:351-375. (Ref. 52884) Dawson, C.E. 1986 Syngnathidae. p. 445-458. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4281) Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall 1999 Seahorses: an identification guide to the world's species and their conservation. Project Seahorse, London. 214 p. (Ref. 30915)