Hippocampus kelloggi
Jordan and Snyder,
1901 (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Image copyrights: Ernest W.T. Cooper, TRAFFIC North America
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
Image copyrights: Ernest W.T. Cooper, TRAFFIC North America
Description
Maximum recorded adult height: 28 cm
Color: Pale with white spots running in vertical lines
Trunk rings: 11
Tail rings: 40 (39–41)
Rings supporting dorsal fin: 2 trunk rings and 1 tail ring
Dorsal fin rays: 18 (17–19)
Pectoral fin rays: 18 (17–19)
Coronet: High, with five short spines and high plate in front of coronet
Spines: Low and rounded; slightly better developed in younger specimens, but still blunt-tipped
Body is narrow with a deep head, body rings are thick, spines are low and rounded. Cheek spine is low, rounded and backward pointing. Coronet medium to high with five short spines.
Similar species: H. algiricus, H. ingens, H. kuda, H. spinosissimus
Maximum recorded adult height: 28 cm
Color: Pale with white spots running in vertical lines
Trunk rings: 11
Tail rings: 40 (39–41)
Rings supporting dorsal fin: 2 trunk rings and 1 tail ring
Dorsal fin rays: 18 (17–19)
Pectoral fin rays: 18 (17–19)
Coronet: High, with five short spines and high plate in front of coronet
Spines: Low and rounded; slightly better developed in younger specimens, but still blunt-tipped
Body is narrow with a deep head, body rings are thick, spines are low and rounded. Cheek spine is low, rounded and backward pointing. Coronet medium to high with five short spines.
Similar species: H. algiricus, H. ingens, H. kuda, H. spinosissimus
Synonym (s)
• Hippocampus suezensis Duncker, 1940
• Hippocampus suezensis Duncker, 1940
Common Name (s)
• Kellogg's Seahorse (English)
• Great Seahorse (English)
• Offshore Seahorse (English)
• Kellogg's Seahorse (English)
• Great Seahorse (English)
• Offshore Seahorse (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Importance: Commercial
(Dried for traditional medicine and curios, live for aquarium and hobbyist use.)
Importance: Commercial
(Dried for traditional medicine and curios, live for aquarium and hobbyist use.)
Ecology
Habitat: Benthic, Reef Associated, Muddy
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
Habitat: Benthic, Reef Associated, Muddy
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
Biogeography
• Tamil Nadu INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Palk Bay INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar INDIA
• East Coast, Coromandel INDIA
• INDONESIA
• PAKISTAN
• THAILAND
• TANZANIA
• BAHRAIN
• BANGLADESH
• DJIBOUTI
• EGYPT
• IRAN
• KUWAIT
• MYANMAR
• OMAN
• QATAR
• SEYCHELLES
• SINGAPORE
• SOMALIA
• SRI LANKA
• YEMEN
• Tamil Nadu INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Palk Bay INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar INDIA
• East Coast, Coromandel INDIA
• INDONESIA
• PAKISTAN
• THAILAND
• TANZANIA
• BAHRAIN
• BANGLADESH
• DJIBOUTI
• EGYPT
• IRAN
• KUWAIT
• MYANMAR
• OMAN
• QATAR
• SEYCHELLES
• SINGAPORE
• SOMALIA
• SRI LANKA
• YEMEN
Literature Source(s)
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Murugan, A; Dhanya, S; Rajagopal, S and Balasubramanian, T (2008) Seahorses and pipefishes of the Tamil Nadu coast Current Science 95 (2) 253-260 Available at - http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/jul252008/253.pdf
- Lourie, SA; Foster, SJ; Cooper, EWT and Vincent, ACJ (2004) A guide to the identification of Seahorses Project Seahorse and TRAFFIC North America. Washington D.C.: University of British Columbia and World Wildlife Fund. 1-114 Available at - http://seahorse.fisheries.ubc.ca
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