Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Short-snouted seahorse

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Syngnathiformes \| Syngnathidae \| Hippocampinae
Synonyms	Syngnathus hippocampus, Hippocampus antiquorum, Hippocampus antiquus, ... more
Common names	Short snouted seahorse, Hippocampe à museau court, Caballito de mar, ... more

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Main reference

Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall. 1999. (Ref. 30915)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6733)

Environment

Demersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range ? - 60 m (Ref. 52034)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 52°N - 2°N, 19°W - 42°E

Eastern Atlantic: Wadden Sea southward to the Gulf of Guinea, Canary Islands and along the African coast to Guinea. Also in the Mediterranean. International trade is monitored through a licensing system (CITES II, since 5.15.04) and a minimum size of 10 cm applies.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 1619. Description (based on 35 specimens): Adult height: 7.0-13.0cm. Rings: 11 + 37 (35-38). Snout length: 3.0 (2.8-3.4) in head length. Dorsal fin rays: 17 (16-19) covering 2+1 rings. Pectoral fin rays: 14 (13-15). Coronet: narrow, ridge-like and joined smoothly to nape of neck, or wedge-shaped (front narrow, back high and broad); some specimens with very large angular coronet (especially specimens from West Africa). Spines: low, very low in adults. Other distinctive characters: very short snout (usually less than 1/3 head length); prominent eye spine. Color pattern: brown, orange, purple or black; sometimes with tiny white dots, but these do not coalesce into thick horizontal wavy lines as in H. guttulatus.

Occurs mostly in shallow inshore waters among algae (Ref. 6733). May over-winter in deeper water. Feeds on small prey and organic debris. It mimics the green or yellow coloration of plants allowing it to hide among the vegetation. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). As with all seahorses, the incubation of the eggs takes place in a marsupial pouch found in front of the tail of the males (Ref. 5377). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35416).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Data deficient (DD)	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=0.3-0.4)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

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