| Occurrence | endemic | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | protected | Ref. | Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall, 1999 |
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Type localities of Hippocampus angustus, Freycinet harbour, Western Australia; of Hippocampus grandiceps, W Booby Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland; of H. hendriki, Cape York, Queensland and of H. multispinus, Arafura Sea, Northern Territory (Ref. 42735). Known from Shark Bay, Monte Bello Islands, Exmouth Gulf, Dampier Archipelago, Port Headland, Cape Bassut, Holothuria Banks, Broome, Darwin, Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York, Torres Strait, and northleast Queensland (Ref. 30915). Moved under the Australian Wildlife Protection Act in 1998. Also Ref. 115213. |
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| States/Provinces | Northern Territory (native), Queensland (native), Western Australia (endemic) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html | ||