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Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335); angustus: Name from Latin for large and head, referring to its head which is proportionally larger than most other Hippocampus species..
More on author: Günther.

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

marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 3 - 63 m (Ref. 30915). Tropical; 10°S - 24°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Australia (Western Australia to Queensland).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 7.8 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3132)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 17-19.

Found in sheltered bays. Color varies from either white, orange or yellow with light patches and sometimes network of fine dark lines; also with narrow lines across snout. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205), monogamous (Ref. 36642). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205, 53335).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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: 19 August 2016

CITES

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Acuarios públicos

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Hippocampus angustus Günther, 1870