FB-68754 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68754 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae Melanorivulus Melanorivulus ofaie Volcan, Klotzel & Lanés, 2017 Japanese pygmy seahorse Hachijo-tatsu 2018-08-15 2018-08-15 Short, G., R. Smith, H. Motomura, D. Harasti and H. Hamilton0 Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 779:27-49. (Ref. 118476) CITES, UNEP-WCMC0 The Checklist of CITES Species Website. Appendices I, II and III valid from 04 October 2017. CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland. Compiled by UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK. https://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php [Accessed 08/17/2017]. (Ref. 118484) CITES, UNEP-WCMC0 The Checklist of CITES Species Website. Appendices I, II and III valid from 28 August 2020. CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland. Compiled by UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK. https://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php [Accessed 4 January 2020]. (Ref. 123416) CITES0 Appendices I, II and III valid from 11 January 2023 and 25 November 2023. UNEP. (Ref. 128078) Foster, S.J.0 Implementation of CITES Appendix II listing for seahorses in the context of export bans and suspensions. Fisheries Centre Research Report 31(3):306 pp. (Ref. 129070) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) CITES0 Appendices I, II and III. UNEP. (Ref. 131153) Camins, E., L.M. Stanton, M.J. Correia, S.J. Foster, H.J. Koldewey and A.C.J. Vincent0 Advances in life‐history knowledge for 35 seahorse species from community science. J. Fish Biol. 104(5):1548-1565. (Ref. 137497) FB-GeneralDescr-68763 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-08-17 00:00:00 2018-08-17 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68763 This species was not associated with a particular host. It has been observed in association with mixed soft coral, Halimeda sp. (coralline algae) and hydroids on rocky reef walls and large boulders in both exposed and semi-sheltered locations (Ref. 118476).. Short, G., R. Smith, H. Motomura, D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2018 Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 779:27-49. (Ref. 118476) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68763 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-08-17 00:00:00 2018-08-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68763 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: 28 tail rings; 14 dorsal fin rays; 9 pectoral fin rays; 4 subdorsal rings; bilaterally paired wing-like protrusions are formed by a pair of large truncate spines projecting laterad on first superior trunk ridge; elevated dorsal ridge is formed by unique triangular bony mounds dorsally on second, the third and fourth trunk rings with the posterior mound less pronounced; a large and prominent spine projecting laterad on eighth lateral trunk ridge (Ref. 118476).Description: Colour when alive: the head, trunk and tail are brown, with overlay of reticulate (net-like) irregular quadrilateral and pentagonal skin formations, brown or white, white outline, entire surface of head and body peppered with tiny black dots; elevated dorsal ridge on second to fourth superior trunk rings, engorged red, reticulate color pattern diffuse or may be absent; dorsal fin base, red, no reticulate pattern; tail rings with one row of rounded quadrilaterals, one quadrilateral per ring, brown with white outline; the fifth superior ridge spine red; fifth and eighth lateral trunk ridge spines are white; eighth inferior trunk ridge spine is red; fifth, ninth, 12th superior tail ridge spines are red, every fourth ring thereafter have two dorsolateral color spots, red; dermal appendages on coronet anteriorly (Ref. 118476). Short, G., R. Smith, H. Motomura, D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2018 Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 779:27-49. (Ref. 118476) FB-Morphology-68763 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-08-17 00:00:00 2018-08-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68763 Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 Short, G., R. Smith, H. Motomura, D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2018 Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 779:27-49. (Ref. 118476) FB-Distribution-68763 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-08-17 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68763 Northwestern Pacific: Japan and Chinese Taipei. Short, G., R. Smith, H. Motomura, D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2018 Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 779:27-49. (Ref. 118476) FB-Size-68763 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-08-17 00:00:00 2018-08-17 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68763 1.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 118476)) Short, G., R. Smith, H. Motomura, D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2018 Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 779:27-49. (Ref. 118476) 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/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-68763 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-08-17 00:00:00 2018-08-17 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68763 reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 5 - 22 m (Ref. 118476), usually 10 - 13 m (Ref. 118476) Short, G., R. Smith, H. Motomura, D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2018 Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 779:27-49. (Ref. 118476) Short, G., R. Smith, H. Motomura, D. Harasti and H. Hamilton 2018 Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 779:27-49. (Ref. 118476)