Hippocampus algiricus

Hippocampus algiricus

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 algiricus

Name

Hippocampus algiricus Kaup, 1856

• Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6084.

Type locality: Algiers, Algeria, western Mediterranean Sea.

Etymology: .

Synonyms

• Hippocampus punctulatus Kaup, 1856
• Hippocampus kaupii Duméril, 1870
• Syngnathus caballus Larrañaga, 1923

Vernacular names

English: West African Seahorse

References

• Kaup, J.J. 1856. Catalogue of lophobranchiate fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. i–iv + 1–76, Pls. 1–4. Reference page. 
• Otero-Ferrer, F., Herrera, R., López, A., Socorro, J., Molina, L. & Bouza, C., 2015: First records of Hippocampus algiricus in the Canary Islands (north-east Atlantic Ocean) with an observation of hybridization with Hippocampus hippocampus. Journal of Fish Biology. Article first published online: 13 SEP 2015. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12760

Links

• Hippocampus algiricus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Hippocampus algiricus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.