Eastern spiny seahorse (Hippocampus hendriki)

Scientific name: Hippocampus hendriki Kuiter, 2001

Eastern spiny seahorse (Hippocampus hendriki)

The Eastern spiny seahorse (Hippocampus hendriki) is a marine fish of the family Syngnathidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-18. Trunk rings 11; tail rings 34; subdorsal spines 3/0,1,0; nose spine of moderate length, angular in shape; spine above eye long, but shorter than eye diameter; spine behind eye of moderate size, followed by longer lateral head spine; coronet moderately high, sloping back in line with head profile; superior trunk ridge spines reduced to tubercles before dorsal fin in males, or entire ridge having irregular rugose parts with small spines on and in between junctions with rings.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hippocampus hendriki
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.4
Depth range
16–25 m (52–82 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 16 - 25 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Queensland, Australia. International trade is monitored through a licensing system (CITES II, since 5.15.04) and a minimum size of 10 cm applies.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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