Species details

You selected Hippocampus camelopardalis (non Bianconi, 1854). This is a misapplied name for:

Accepted scientific name:
Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855
Synonyms:
Hippocampus camelopardalis (non Bianconi, 1854) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Hippocampus camelopardalis (non Bianconi, 1854)
Hippocampus novaehollandae Steindachner, 1866 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hippocampus novaehollandae Steindachner, 1866
Hippocampus novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1866 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hippocampus novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1866
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Whites søhest Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature reference
Common sea-horse English Australia Click here to show the literature reference
New Holland seahorse English Solomon Islands Click here to show the literature reference
Sydney seahorse English Australia Click here to show the literature reference
White's seahorse English Australia Click here to show the literature reference
White's seahorse English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
怀氏海马 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
懷氏海馬 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Syngnathiformes
Family Syngnathidae
Genus Hippocampus
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Solomon Islands and Australia. Records from southern Mozambique and Natal, South Africa are misidentifications of Hippocampus camelopardalis. International trade is monitored through a licensing system (CITES II, since 5.15.04) and a minimum size of 10 cm applies.
Additional data: -
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2011
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=22818
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:21920e7c-60a7-102d-be47-00304854f810:col20110201

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