Species Hippocampus denise Lourie & Randall, 2003

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• Hippocampus denise Lourie, S.A. & Randall, J.E. 2003. A new pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus denise (Teleostei: Syngnathidae), from the Indo-Pacific. Zoological Studies 42(2): 284-291 [286, Figs. 2, 4a, 4b, 5, 6-10].

  Type data:

   Holotype MZB 10920, Banta Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, depth 26 m, on the gorgonian Annella reticulata [8°24'S, 119°17'E].
  Paratype(s) BPBM 38955 (3), Ulong Rock, W. Barrier Reef, Palau, 220-260 ft (67-79 m) [07°07.43'N 134°14.48'E]; MZB 10921, Banta Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, depth 26 m, on the gorgonian Annella reticulata [8°24'S, 119°17'E]; USNM 368872, Ulong Rock, 0.5 mile (0.8 km) north of Ulong Channel, Palau, 275 ft (84 m) depth on the gorgonian ?Echinogorgia [07°07.42'N, 134°14.48'E]; USNM 368873 (3), Latnu I., Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, 200 ft (61 m) depth on gorgonian Muricella [15°06.71'S, 167°07.33'E]; USNM 370526, Tsias Tunnel, W. Barrier Reef, Palau, 220 ft (67 m) depth, on the gorgonian ?Echinogorgia [07°18.72'N, 134°13.58'E].

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Holmes Reef East (16°25´S, 147°59´E) and Osprey Reef, Coral Sea; tropical west-central Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef.

Extra Ecological Information

~100 m in Australia on the gorgonian coral Villogorgia; elsewhere, 13-102m, in association with gorgonian seafans.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [202]

Brennan, E. May 2011. Pygmy seahorse and corals found at new depths. Australian Geographic Online. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/pygmy-sea-horse-and-coral-found-a-new-depths.htm

Foster, R., Bridge, T.C.L., Bongaerts, P. 2012. The first record of Hippocampus denise (Syngnathidae) from Australia. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology [formerly Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology] 18(1): 55-57 [55]

Gomon, M.F. & R.H. Kuiter 2009. Two new pygmy seahorses (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus) from the Indo-West Pacific. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology [formerly Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology] 15(1): 37-44 [Date published January] [41]

Kuiter, R.H. 2009. Seahorses and their relatives. Seaford, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 331. [140]

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 [23]

Project Seahorse 2003. Hippocampus denise. In: IUCN 2014. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41716/0

 

Common Name References

Lourie, S.A. & Randall, J.E. 2003. A new pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus denise (Teleostei: Syngnathidae), from the Indo-Pacific. Zoological Studies 42(2): 284-291 [286] (Denise' Pygmy Seahorse)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017	SYNGNATHIFORMES	05-May-2017	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
	SYNGNATHIFORMES	17-Jun-2011	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)