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Hippocampus casscsio Zhang, Qin, Wang & Lin, 2016

Beibu Bay seahorse
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335);  casscsio: Name derived from the abbreviation of ‘South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences’..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated. Subtropical; 22°S - 18°S, 107°E - 111°E (Ref. 116585)

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Northwest Pacific: China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116585); 13.2 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 16. This species is distinguished from other seahorse species by the following set set of characters: high number of tail rings (34-37); pectoral-fin rays 15; dorsal-fin rays 16, with dorsal fins covering 2 trunk rings and 2 tail rings; a rounded nuchal plate without a raised coronet; snout length approximately 30% in HL; an eye spine; 2 cheek spines; tail length approximately 60% in SL; body colour plain dark brown; males with fully enclosed brood pouch with a small opening for the incubation of eggs (Ref. 116585).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Zhang, Y.-H., G. Qin, X. Wang and Q. Lin, 2016. A new species of seahorse (Teleostei: Syngathidae) from the South China Sea. Zootaxa 4170(2):384-392. (Ref. 116585)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 17 March 2017

CITES


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).