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Hippocampus zebra Whitley, 1964

Description

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

Common Names

  • Zebrasøhest , Danish , Denmark
  • Zebra seahorse , English , Australia
  • Zebra seahorse , English , UK
  • 条纹海马 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 條紋海馬 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Syngnathiformes

    Family: Syngnathidae

    Genus: Hippocampus

    Species: Hippocampus zebra Whitley, 1964

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Found inshore on reef areas (Ref. 7300). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Also found in sand and mud bottoms, possibly associated with gorgonians (Ref 90102).

    Habitat

    associated