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Hippocampus
guttulatus
Cuvier, 1829
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Family:
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Syngnathidae
(Pipefishes and seahorses), subfamily: Hippocampinae
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picture (Higut_u8.jpg) by Patzner, R.
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Order:
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Syngnathiformes
(pipefishes and seahorses)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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FishBase name:
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Long-snouted seahorse |
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Max. size:
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16.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4509); 18 cm OT (female) |
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Environment: |
demersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range ? – 12 m
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Climate: |
temperate; 63°N - 20°N, 32°W - 36°E |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=581) |
Distribution:
Gazetteer
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Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to Morocco, Canary Islands (Ref. 4509), Madeira, and the Azores including the Mediterranean. Black Sea specimens may represent a different species. International trade is monitored through a licensing system (CITES II, since 5.15.04) and a minimum size of 10 cm applies.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 17 - 20. Description (based on 46 specimens): Adult height: 8.5-18.0cm. Rings: 11 + 37-39 (35-40). Snout length: 2.3-2.8 in head length. Dorsal fin rays: 19-20 (17-20) covering 2+1 rings. Pectoral fin rays: 16-18. Coronet: small but distinct, with 5 rounded knobs or blunt points; horizontal plate in front of coronet as high as coronet itself, with a more or less prominent spine at its front edge; coronet not joined smoothly to neck. Spines: medium to well-developed with blunt tips.
Other distinctive characters: prominent rounded eye spines; often with a mane of thick skin fronds on neck and head.
Color pattern: variable brown; prominent white spots on body (often with a dark ring around them) which tend to coalesce into horizontal wavy lines103; may be variously mottled or with pale ‘saddles’ across dorsolateral surface.
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Biology: |
Commonly referred to as Hippocampus ramulosus. Occurs mostly in shallow inshore waters among algae and eel grass (Zostera or Posidonia) and also in littoral lagoons (Ref. 9937). Spawns from April to October. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Length type OT refers to height (= TL - head length), Ref. 30915.
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Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD) (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
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Main Ref: |
Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall. 1999. (Ref. 30915)
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