Hippocampus coronatus, Crowned seahorse

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Hippocampus coronatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850

Crowned seahorse
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> Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335); coronatus: Name from Latin which means 'crowned', for its extremely high coronet (Ref. 117115).
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Issue
The Hippocampus coronatus complex: H. haema, H. coronatus, H. sindonis (Ref. 117115).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; ej vandrande; djupintervall 0 - 20 m (Ref. 117115). Subtropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Prickkarta | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Northwest Pacific: Japan and South Korea. This name has been misapplied to Hippocampus sindonis (Ref. 30915).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm 6.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.3 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 117115); common length : 6.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 559)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 14.
Body shape (shape guide): other.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits Sargassum belts near shore. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166). Length type OT refers to height (= TL - head length). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Lourie, S.A., R.A. Pollom and S.J. Foster, 2016. A global revision of the seahorses Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research. Zootaxa 4146(1):1-66. (Ref. 115213)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 21 October 2015

CITES

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 18.3 - 22.6, mean 20.6 °C (based on 103 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00175 - 0.01142), b=2.99 (2.77 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Fec > 100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈