Longsnout seahorse
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chord |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gasterosteiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Hippocampus |
| Species: | H. reidi |
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| Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933 |
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The longsnout seahorse or slender seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. [1]
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[edit] Description
The longsnout seahorse typically grows to be approximately 6.8 inches long (17.5 centimeters). Males and females are easily distinguished due to their bright colors. Males are usually orange, while the females are yellow. However, both males an females may have brown or white spots placed sporadically upon their body. These spots may also change into a pink or white color during the courtship period. [2]
[edit] Habitat and Distribution
The longsnout seahorse has been found at depths of 55 meters. The smaller the size of the longsnout seahorse, the greater the chance that they will be in shallower waters compared to more mature ones. Longsnout seahorses have an affinity for coral reefs[2] and sea grass beds and can be found on gorgonian coral, seagrass, mangroves and Sargassum. The longsnout seahorse is native to the following countries: Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, United States (Florida and North Carolina), and Venezuela. [3] They inhabit subtropical regions, ranging from 29 degrees North to 25 degrees South and 133 degrees West to 40 degrees West. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (6 October 2010). "FishBase". http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=3285.
- ^ a b "Longsnout seahorse". Monterey Bay Aquarium. http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/AnimalDetails.aspx?enc=n3f4wmcSJaO53IJb3RGy1g==.
- ^ Project Seahorse. [www.icunredlist.org "IUCN List of Threatened Species Hippocampus Reidi"]. www.icunredlist.org.
[edit] Source
- Project Seahorse 2003. Hippocampus reidi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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