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Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913

Hedgehog seahorse
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Half-spined seahorse
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Hippocampus spinosissimus, Sapeh Strait (Ref. 115213). Reported from Jakarta, Damma Island (Ref. 30915); also Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi and Komodo (Ref. 90102), and Anambas Archipelago (Ref. 89611).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Halfspine seahorse, Queensland seahorse, Winged seahorse, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335);  spinosissimus: Name from Latin word for winged, referring to the paired spines on the superior trunk ridges that are directed outward and have broad dermal flaps resembling wings (Ref. 42735).
  More on author: Weber.

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

Θαλασσινό(ά); Υφάλμυρο Υφαλόφιλο(α); μη μεταναστευτικό(ά); εύρος βάθους 10 - 80 m (Ref. 42735).   Subtropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 130605); 27°N - 36°S, 76°E - 155°E

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