Species Hippocampus histrix Kaup, 1856
Thorny Seahorse
- Hippocampus histrix Kaup, J.J. 1856. Catalogue of the Lophobranchiate Fish in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum 76 pp. 4 pls. [17, Pl.2 (fig.5)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A-0906, Japan; RMNH ?, Japan. - Hippocampus histrix Kaup, J.J. 1853. Uebersicht der Lophobranchier. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 19(1): 226-234 [229] [nomen nudum; name appeared without distinguishing features].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Hippocampus hystrix Kaup, 1856 [unjustified emmendation]. —
Günther, A. 1870. Catalogue of the (Acanthopterygian) Fishes in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 1–8. [1859–1870] [206]
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [46]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12º27'S), off Dampier Archipelago, WA, and off Cape York, QLD to Port Stephens, NSW (32°43'S), records from the NT based on misidentified H. angustus and records from the Gulf of Carpentaria require confirmation; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Algae, continental shelf, coral reef, soft bottom, sponge associate.
Extra Ecological Information
Areas exposed to strong tidal currents. 10-60m
General References
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [46] (as H. hystrix)
Gomon, M.F. 1997. A remarkable new pygmy seahorse (Syngnathidae Hippocampus) from south-eastern Australia, with a redescription of H. bargibanti Whitley from New Caledonia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 56(1): 245-253 [250]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [27]
IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011.1. www.iucnredlist.org
Kaup, J.J. 1853. Uebersicht der Lophobranchier. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 19(1): 226-234 [229]
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 [28] (genetic evidence suggests Indian Ocean form is distinct)
Paulus, T. 1999. Family Syngnathidae. pp. 2264-2276 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2272]
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. [824]
Wiswedel, S. 2012. Hippocampus histrix. In: IUCN 2014. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/10070/0
Common Name References
FAO-FIES 2015. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. 13/04/2015. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Thorny Seahorse)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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27-Jul-2017 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 05-May-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
SYNGNATHIFORMES | 10-Oct-2011 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |