Hippocampus reidi

Hippocampus reidi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Syngnathoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Ordo: Syngnathiformes Subordo: Syngnathoidei

Familia: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Species: Hippocampus reidi

Name

• Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933

Holotype: USNM 86590. Paratypes: (several) e.g. USNM 223673 (1).

Type locality: British West Indies, Grenada, St. George.

Synonyms

• Hippocampus obtusus Ginsburg, 1933
• Hippocampus poeyi Howell Rivero, 1934

Vernacular names

English: Longsnout seahorse
eesti: Täpiline merihobu
magyar: Karcsú csikóhal

References

• de Oliveira Armesto, L. & Freret-Meurer, N. V., 2012: Testing for camouflage of the Brazilian seahorse Hippocampus reidi (Syngnathidae) using the territorial damselfish Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier) (Pomacentridae). aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (3): 165–170.
• Ginsburg, I., 1933: Descriptions of five new species of seahorses. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 23 (12): 560–563.
• Howell Rivero, L., 1934: Some new and rare Cuban eels. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural, 8 (6): 339–344.
• Lourie, S. A., Vincent, A. C. J. & Hall, H. J., 1999: Seahorses. An identification guide to the world's species and their conservation. Project Seahorse, London. 1-214.
• Project Seahorse 2003. Hippocampus reidi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007.