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Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913

Hedgehog seahorse
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Cavite and Bohol (Ref. 30915); from Cebu (Ref. 90102) and Lingayen Gulf (Ref. 43020). Also Ref. 129070.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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 Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 80 m (Ref. 42735).   Subtropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 130605); 27°N - 36°S, 76°E - 155°E

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