Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 21.

Common Names

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Gul søhest , Danish , Denmark

Giant Seahorse , English , UK

Pacific sea horse , English , UK

Pacific Seahorse , English , UK

Pacific seahorse , English , USA

太平洋海馬 , Mandarin Chinese , China

太平洋海马 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Caballito de mar , Spanish , Ecuador

Caballito de mar , Spanish , Mexico

Caballito de mar , Spanish , Nicaragua

Caballito de mar , Spanish , Peru

Caballito de mar , Spanish , Spain

Caballito de mar del Pacífico , Spanish , Galapagos Is.

Caballito del Pacifico , Spanish , Mexico

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Syngnathiformes

Family: Syngnathidae

Genus: Hippocampus

Species: Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Biology

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Nocturnal. Occur in offshore waters, mostly captured by dredging at 10 m or deeper. Occasionally caught at surface. Are often camouflaged within the branches of gorgonians and black coral trees where they are seen to curl their tail around the branches (Ref. 5227). Have been found in the stomachs of Pacific yellowfin tuna and bluefin tuna (Ref. 30915). 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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associated