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Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) >
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335).
Taxonomic Remarks
This species is a synonym of Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder, 1901 according to Lourie et al., 2016 (Ref. 115213). This species record will be removed.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino pelagic-neritic; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 9 - 10 m (Ref. 93157). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: restricted to the Red and Arabian Seas.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 93157)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 20; Raggi anali molli: 4. This species is characterized by the following: D 20, A 4; trunk rings 11; tail rings 40; brood pouch extends over 7-8 rings; head length/snout length = 1.7 times the HL; snout 0.56, least snout depth 0.18; anterior pair of cheek spines are broad, blunt, directed to the anterior, running parallel to the lower jaw; 2 pairs of eye spines, where anterior pair longer than posterior, both are prominent; coronet straight with wedge-like ridges; body with 3 lines of spines on each side, dorsal, lateral, ventral extending to the posterior end of the head; lateral line short; colour (in ethanol) is brown with tiny pale spots (Ref. 93157).
Body shape (shape guide): other (see remarks).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Jawad, L., L. Al-Kharusi, J. Al-Mamry, 2011. On the occurrence of the Egyptian seahorse Hippocampus suezensis Duncker, 1940 in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Acta Adriat. 52(1):137-140, (Ref. 93157)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00176 - 0.01132), b=3.00 (2.78 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
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