Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
นิเวศวิทยา
เกี่ยวกับทะเล,น้ำเค็ม สัตว์น้ำหน้าดิน; ไม่มีการอพยพย้ายถิ่น; ระดับความลึก 0 - 10 m (Ref. 52034). Subtropical; 33°N - 17°N, 99°W - 64°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), Bahamas and the entire Gulf of Mexico.
Length at first maturity / ขนาด / น้ำหนัก / Age
Maturity: Lm 2.1  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL เพศผู้/กระเทย; (Ref. 7251); อายุสูงสุดที่ได้รายงาน: 1.00 ปี (Ref. 12238)
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เงี่ยงครีบหลัง (รวม): 0; ก้านครีบอ่อนที่หาง (รวม): 12.
Shallow grass flats, especially in association with Zostera and other seagrass; periodically found in floating vegetation. Diurnal, males more site faithful than females. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Specimens lose their skin filaments in aquaria (Ref. 30915). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128812.
Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and genetic (Ref. 52884). Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205). Female transfers all the eggs in the ovary to the brood pouch of the male (Ref. 1284).
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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