Northern spiny seahorse (Hippocampus multispinus)

Scientific name: Hippocampus multispinus Kuiter, 2001

Northern spiny seahorse (Hippocampus multispinus)

The Northern spiny seahorse (Hippocampus multispinus) is a marine fish of the family Syngnathidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18. Pectoral fin rays usually 17; trunk rings 11; tail rings 30-35; spines long and sharp, spine above eye equal in length or longer than eye diameter, perpendicular to snout; nose-spine sharp, angled forward 45? to snout, anterior spines on superior tail longer than spaces between them.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hippocampus multispinus
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Depth range
12–60 m (39–197 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 12 - 60 m, usually 20 - 60 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: northern Australia (Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia to Northern Territory) and southern Papua New Guinea. 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)
Not Evaluated
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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