Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 18.

Common Names

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West African Seahorse , English , UK

West African seahorse , English , Global

斑点海马 , Mandarin Chinese , China

斑點海馬 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Fassu guedj , Wolof , Senegal

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Syngnathiformes

Family: Syngnathidae

Genus: Hippocampus

Species: Hippocampus algiricus Kaup, 1856

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Length type refers to height (= TL - head length). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

Habitat

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demersal