Biology:Zebra seahorse

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Short description: Species of fish

Zebra Seahorse
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Species:
H. zebra
Binomial name
Hippocampus zebra
Whitley, 1964
Synonyms[3]
  • Hippocampus montebelloensis Kuiter, 2001

The zebra seahorse (Hippocampus zebra) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to northern Australia .

Habitat

This species of fish has been found inshore in and around coral reefs and it can also be found in areas with sand and mud bottoms, possibly associated with gorgonians.[4] The maximum reported depth is 69 m.[5] It is ovoviviparous, the male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is situated under the tail.[4]

References

  1. Pollom, R. (2017). "Hippocampus zebra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T107261083A54906819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107261083A54906819.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/107261083/54906819. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php. 
  3. Pollom, R. (2017). "Hippocampus zebra". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T107261083A54906819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107261083A54906819.en. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Hippocampus zenra" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  5. Seahorse.fisheries.ubc.ca

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q628107 entry