Species Hippocampus biocellatus Kuiter, 2001

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• Hippocampus biocellatus Kuiter, R.H. 2001. Revision of the Australian Seahorses of the genus Hippocampus (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) with descriptions of nine new species. Records of the Australian Museum 53: 293-340 [311, fig. 15].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.9398 (male), Kok Island to Quobba Point, Shark Bay, WA.
  Paratype(s) WAM P.28611-005, Shark Bay, WA [25°25'S 113°30'E]; WAM P.30081-002, Shark Bay, WA, 1-1.5m [26°09'S 113°13'E]; WAM P.14584, Shark Bay, WA; WAM P.9402, Shark Bay, WA; WAM P.30998-001, off Quoin Bluff, Shark Bay, WA, 12m.

 

Introduction

Lourie et al. (2016) regarded this species as a junior synonym of H. planifrons. Kuiter (2001) noted differences in coloration and body depth separating the two species, which Lourie et al. (2016) dismissed as possibly due to sexual dimorphism and/or ontogeny. We see little reason to synonymise the two species until further material becomes available.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Shark Bay region (26°09'S - 24°32'S) and Exmouth Gulf, WA; tropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29)

Ecological Descriptors

Algal beds, benthic, seagrass.

Extra Ecological Information

0-20m

 

General References

Kuiter, R.H. 2009. Seahorses and their relatives. Seaford, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 331. [126]

Lourie, S.A., Pollom, R.A. & Foster, S.J. 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 [35] (as Hippocampus planifrons, in part)

Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Syngnathidae. pp. 810-846 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [825]

Pognoski, J.J., Pollard, D.A. & Paxton, J.R. 2002. Conservation Overview and Action Plan for Australian Threatened and Potentially Threatened Marine and Estuarine Fishes. Canberra : Environment Australia 375 pp.

 

Common Name References

Kuiter, R.H. 2001. Revision of the Australian Seahorses of the genus Hippocampus (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) with descriptions of nine new species. Records of the Australian Museum 53: 293-340 [311] (False-eyed Seahorse)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (False-eye Seahorse)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017	SYNGNATHIFORMES	02-May-2017	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
25-Jun-2015	SYNGNATHIFORMES	04-Jun-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED