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Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814

Longnose 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 Bohol (Ref. 30915). Also Ref. 129070.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Three-spot seahorse, Three-spotted Seahorse, Langneus-seeperdjie, ... 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).

Issue
Junior synonyms Hippocampus dahli Ogilby, 1908 (more studies needed) and H. planifrons Peters, 1877 are considered valid species according to Lourie et al., 2016 (Ref. 115213).

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

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 52034), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 30915).   Tropical; 42°N - 42°S, 65°E - 132°W

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