Species Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873
West Australian Seahorse
- Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, F.L. de 1873. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 8. Fishes of Western Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 2: 123-149 [145].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.4535, Fremantle, WA. - Hippocampus elongatus Castelnau, F.L. de 1873. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 8. Fishes of Western Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 2: 123-149 [144].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.4536, Fremantle, WA
Comment: See Kuiter (2001) for discussion of the type specimens of H. elongatus and H. subelongatus.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lourie, S.A., Vincent, A.C.J. & Hall, H.J. 1999. Seahorses. An identification guide to the world's species and their conservation. Project Seahorse. x 214 pp. [123]
- 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 [330] (The priority given to subelongatus by Lourie et al. (1999) was not accepted by Kuiter (2001) but his reasons for reversing their selection are not suported by the Code.)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Hippocampus angustus Günther, 1870 [H. elongatus was at one point a synonym of H. angustus]. —
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [421]
Introduction
Kuiter (2001) slected the name elongatus over subelongatus. Both species were described in the same paper, and under the International Code of Zoologiucal Nomenclature, which name has priority is determined by the first reviser to clear select one name over the other. Lourie et al. (1999) appear to be the first revisers and selected subelongatus over elongatus. Previously both names were considered junior synonyms of.H angustus following Whitley (1940).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rockingham (32°18`S) to the Houtman Abrohlos Islands (28°38`S), WA; subtropical
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, inshore, weed beds.
Extra Ecological Information
0-20m
General References
Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 240 pp. [32] (as H. elongatus)
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 [329] (as H. elongatus)
Kvarnemo, C., Moore, G.I., Jones, A.G., Nelson, W. S. & Avise, J. C. 2000. Monogamous pair bonds and mate switching in the Western Australian seahorse Hippocampus subelongatus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 13: 882-888
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 [41]
Martin-Smith, K.M. & Vincent, A.C.J. 2006. Exploitation and trade of Australian seahorses, pipehorses, sea dragons and pipefishes (Family Syngnathidae). Oryx 40: 141-151
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [96] (also as H. subelongatus)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [91] (635, as H. angustatus, 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. [828]
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [421] (as H. angustatus, in part)
Payne, M.F. & Rippingale, R.J. 2000. Rearing West Australian seahorse, Hippocampus subelongatus, juveniles on copepod nauplii and enriched Artemia. Aquaculture 188: 353-361
Project Seahorse 2002. Hippocampus subelongatus. In: IUCN 2014. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/40773/0
Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [413] (synonymy with H. angustus)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [38] (540, as H. angustatus, in part)
Wilson, A.B., Ahnesjo, I, Vincent, A.C.J. & Meyer, A. 2003. The dynamics of male brooding, mating patterns, and sex roles in pipefishes and seahorses (family syngnathidae). Evolution 57(6): 1374-1386
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing pp. 240. [32]) (West Australian 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 |
| 25-Jun-2015 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 19-Jun-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |