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Hippocampus zosterae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Dwarf seahorse
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Mexico country information

Common names: Caballito enano
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan (Ref. 74908).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.

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

marino demersale; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 10 m (Ref. 52034).   Subtropical; 33°N - 17°N, 99°W - 64°W

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Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), Bahamas and the entire Gulf of Mexico.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 2.1  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 7251); Età massima riportata: 1.00 anni (Ref. 12238)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 12.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

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.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

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).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 October 2016

CITES (Ref. 128078)


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.4 - 27.8, mean 26.6 (based on 229 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).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (tm=0.4; tmax=1; assuming Fec=100 (approx. 3 generations/year)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.