Hippocampus camelopardalis, Giraffe seahorse

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Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi, 1854

Giraffe seahorse
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Hippocampus camelopardalis
Male picture by Lourie, S.A.

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335).

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

समुद्री ड़िमरसल; गैर प्रवासी; गहराई सीमा 0 - 60 m (Ref. 128812). Tropical; 5°S - 34°S

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Western Indian Ocean: Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa.

Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm 6.5  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 4281)

Short description आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 19-22; गुदा कांटा 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 4 - 5.

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Found in seagrass and algal beds (Ref. 52034). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

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

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

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)


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