| Common name | Hippocampe à museau court |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | France |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Dawson, C.E., 1986 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'Hippocampe', 'hippo' from Greek, 'hippos', horse and 'campe' from Greek 'kampê', i.e sinuosity (p. 372 in Ref. 9404).; 'à museau court', i.e., short snouted; 'museau' from Latin slang 'musum', of unknown origin (p. 484 in Ref. 9404); 'court', i.e., short, from Latin 'curtus', i.e., to shorten by cutting (p. 207 in Ref. 9404). |