FB-64789 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64789 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Loricariidae Panaque Panaque bathyphilus Lujan & Chamon, 2008 Pontoh's pygmy seahorse Hippocampus severnsi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008 2008-12-11 2010-05-13 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Lourie, S.A. and R.H. Kuiter0 Three new pygmy seahorse species from Indonesia (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus). Zootaxa 1963:54-68. (Ref. 79848) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) CITES0 Appendices I, II and III valid from 25 September 2012. UNEP. (Ref. 93496) CITES and UNEP-WCMC0 The Checklist of CITES Species Website. Appendices I, II and III valid from 05 February 2015. CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland. Compiled by UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK. 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(Ref. 137497) FB-GeneralDescr-64800 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2008-12-15 18:18:03 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64800 Hippocampus pontohi has been observed on the coralline algae Halimeda, as well as on the hydroid Aglaephenia cupressina (Müller and Severns, pers. comm.). Severns noted it particularly in areas where Halimeda is growing on reef walls. It has been recorded at a number of areas in Indonesia (Bunaken, Cape Sri, Sorong, Wakatobi, Lembeh Straits), at depths of between 11-25 m particularly on vertical walls or in rock fissures on current-swept walls where it will tend to occur on the side of the fissure that faces away from the current, but in all cases where there is some upward current (Müller, pers. comm.) and has been seen swimming over a fungiid coral (Hardt, pers. comm.). Hippocampus pontohi is commonly found in pairs and, like H. denise, is relatively active in the morning and late afternoon when it is not in direct sunlight (Müller, pers. comm.). Two of the specimens examined were pregnant and each contained approximately 11 embryos (Ref. 79848). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64800 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2008-12-15 20:54:29 2018-08-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64800 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: 4 subdorsal rings; 2 pairs of bilaterally wing-like protrusions formed by a pair of large truncate spines projecting laterad on both first and second superior trunk ridges; flat laterodorsal surface on the third and fourth trunk rings; 28 tail rings 28; 14 dorsal-fin rays; 10 pectoral-fin rays (Ref. 118476). Short, G., R. Smith, H. Motomura, D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2018 Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 779:27-49. (Ref. 118476) FB-Morphology-64800 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2008-12-15 20:54:29 2018-08-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64800 Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 Short, G., R. Smith, H. Motomura, D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2018 Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 779:27-49. (Ref. 118476) FB-Distribution-64800 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2008-12-15 20:31:55 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64800 Western Pacific: Indonesia to the Solomon Is. and Fiji (Ref. 118476); north to Japan (Ref. 79848, 124757). 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) FB-LifeCycle-64800 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2008-12-15 18:18:03 2024-03-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=64800&StockCode=54797 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-64800 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Jasper Mendoza 2023-06-07 00:00:00 2023-06-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ pontohi Dwells in seagrass, coral and rocky reefs, loose rock/pebble/gravel, subtidal rocky and sandy substrates. Camins, E., L.M. Stanton, M.J. Correia and A.C.J. Vincent 2023 Comprehensive review of advances in life history of 35 seahorse species, drawn from community science. Fisheries Centre Research Report 31(1):107p. (Ref. 128812) FB-Size-64800 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2008-12-15 18:18:03 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64800 1.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 79848)); 1.6 cm SL (female) Lourie, S.A. and R.H. Kuiter 2008 Three new pygmy seahorse species from Indonesia (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus). Zootaxa 1963:54-68. (Ref. 79848) 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/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-64800 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2008-12-15 18:18:03 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64800 benthopelagic; non-migratory; marine; depth range 3 - 25 m (Ref. 79848) Lourie, S.A. and R.H. Kuiter 2008 Three new pygmy seahorse species from Indonesia (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus). Zootaxa 1963:54-68. (Ref. 79848)