Sea pony
| Sea pony | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gasterosteiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Hippocampus |
| Species: | H. fuscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hippocampus brachyrhynchus Duncker, 1914 | |
The sea pony (Hippocampus fuscus) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in Djibouti, India, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, possibly Madagascar, possibly Mauritius, possibly Réunion, and possibly South Africa. It has also been recorded as an invasive species in the eastern Mediterranean.[1] Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds.
References
- ↑ D. Golani & M. Fine (2002). "On the occurrence of Hippocampus fuscus in the eastern Mediterranean". Journal of Fish Biology 60 (3): 764–766. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2002.tb01700.x.
Sources
- Project Seahorse 2003. Hippocampus fuscus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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