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Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Martin Heinrich Carl Lichtenstein (1780–1857) was a physician, naturalist and traveler, who become head of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (1813) and founded the Berlin Zoo (1844). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kaup.
Taxonomic Remarks
Species Inquirendum according to Lourie et al., 2016 (Ref. 115213).
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino demersal; no migratorio. Tropical
Distribución
Territorios | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Mapa de puntos | Introducciones | Faunafri
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea. No exact localities are stated (Ref. 30915). If the type locality is in error this might be a synonym of the very similar Hippocampus zosterae.
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm 3.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm OT macho / no sexado; (Ref. 30915)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11 - 12.
Body shape (shape guide): other.
Length type refers to height. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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