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(Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-6303 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-08-05 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6303 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Found in bays and estuaries among submerged vegetation; diurnal (Ref. 4281, 30915). Can tolerate salinities from 1-59 ppt (Ref. 30915). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Length type refers to Height (= from top of coronet to the tip of straightened tail). Breeding in the aquarium is possible (Ref. 130565). Lourie, S.A., R.A. Pollom and S.J. Foster 2016 A global revision of the seahorses <i>Hippocampus</i> Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research. Zootaxa 4146(1):1-66. (Ref. 115213) FB-DiagnosticDescr-6303 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-05 00:00:00 2005-02-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6303 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Description: (based on 96 specimens): Adult height: 5.3-11.2cm. Rings: 11 + 34 (32-37). Snout length: ca. 3.0 in head length. Dorsal fin rays: 17 (16-18) covering 2+1 rings. Pectoral fin rays: 15 (14-17). Coronet: none, arch of neck is a smooth curve; juveniles may have a very small coronet but this disappears as they mature. Spines: none on body; very short and blunt on tailOther distinctive characters: short snout; male with slight keel. Color pattern: usually mottled greenish or brownish; can have scattered dark spots on body. Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall 1999 Seahorses: an identification guide to the world's species and their conservation. Project Seahorse, London. 214 p. (Ref. 30915) FB-Morphology-6303 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-05 00:00:00 2005-02-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6303 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 3 Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall 1999 Seahorses: an identification guide to the world's species and their conservation. Project Seahorse, London. 214 p. (Ref. 30915) FB-Distribution-6303 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-08-05 00:00:00 2024-07-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6303 Southeast Atlantic: endemic to South Africa. Hippocampus capensis has the smallest known range of any seahorse and was the first to be assessed as threatened on the IUCN Red List, in 1994. Lourie, S.A., R.A. Pollom and S.J. Foster 2016 A global revision of the seahorses <i>Hippocampus</i> Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research. Zootaxa 4146(1):1-66. (Ref. 115213) FB-Uses-6303 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-08-05 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6303 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Meerwasser-Lexikon Team 2017 <i>Hippocampus capensis</i>. Meerwasser-Lexikon.de (accessed 17/01/2024). (Ref. 130565) Meerwasser-Lexikon Team 2017 <i>Hippocampus capensis</i>. Meerwasser-Lexikon.de (accessed 17/01/2024). (Ref. 130565) FB-LifeCycle-6303 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1992-08-05 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=6303&StockCode=6616 Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-6303 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2005-02-16 00:00:00 2023-06-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public capensis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Found in algal reefs (Ref. 52034). Dwells in rocky reefs and subtidal rocky, sandy and muddy substrates (Ref. 128812). Foster, S.J. and A.C.J. Vincent 2004 Life history and ecology of seahorses: implications for conservation and management. J. Fish Biol. 65(1):1-61. (Ref. 52034) FB-Size-6303 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-08-05 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6303 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 12.1 cm OT (male/unsexed; (Ref. 31848)) Lockyear, J., H. Kaiser and T. Hecht 1997 Studies on the captive breeding of the Knysna seahorse, <i>Hippocampus capensis</i>. Aquar. Sci. Conserv. 1:129-136. (Ref. 31848) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-6303 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tess Cruz 1992-08-05 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6303 demersal; non-migratory; brackish; depth range 0 - 27 m (Ref. 130565) Meerwasser-Lexikon Team 2017 <i>Hippocampus capensis</i>. Meerwasser-Lexikon.de (accessed 17/01/2024). (Ref. 130565)