Biology:Shiho's seahorse

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Shiho's seahorse
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Hippocampus sindonis
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Species:
H. sindonis
Binomial name
Hippocampus sindonis
(D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Shiho's seahorse or Sindo's Seahorse,[1] painted seahorse (Hippocampus sindonis) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to the Pacific coastal waters of Japan (from Wakayama pref. to Chiba pref.).[3] This species reaches a length of ca. 8 cm.[4] It was listed by the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable in 1996 and Data Deficient in 2003, but was later reclassified as Least Concern.[1] The specific name honours Michitaro Sindo, who was originally from Yamaguchi and who was assistant curator of fishes at Stanford University.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q304531 entry