| Common name | Hippocampe moucheté |
| 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 |
| Core | |
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| Remarks | 'Hippocampe', 'hippo' from Greek 'hippos', i.e., horse, and 'campe' from Greek 'kampê', i.e., sinuosity (p. 372 in Ref. 9404); 'moucheté', i.e., with small spots of different color hues (p. 1234 in Ref. 11853), from French 'mouche', i.e., flying insects, from Latin 'musca', i.e., fly (p. 478 in Ref. 9404). |