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Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 22; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4.

Common Names

  • Langneus-seeperdjie , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • 三斑海馬 , Cantonese , Hong Kong
  • Flat-faced seahorse , English , Australia
  • Longnose seahorse , English , Viet Nam
  • Longnose seahorse , English , South Africa
  • Longnose seahorse , English , Global
  • Low-crowned seahorse , English , Australia
  • Smooth seahorse , English , Australia
  • Smooth seahorse , English , Indonesia
  • Three-spot seahorse , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Three-spot seahorse , English , Singapore
  • Three-spotted Seahorse , English , UK
  • Takakuratatsu , Japanese , Japan
  • 三斑海馬 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 三斑海馬 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 三斑海马 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 低冠海馬 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 低冠海马 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 西仓海马 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 西倉海馬 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • конек пятнистый морской , Russian , Russia
  • Cá Ngựa chấm , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Syngnathiformes

    Family: Syngnathidae

    Genus: Hippocampus

    Species: Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Inhabits gravel or sand bottoms around shallow reefs (Ref. 559); muddy estuaries and near mangroves, tolerating brackish waters (Ref. 48635). Occur singly or in pairs (Ref. 128523). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    associated