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Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913

Hedgehog 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);  spinosissimus: Name from Latin word for winged, referring to the paired spines on the superior trunk ridges that are directed outward and have broad dermal flaps resembling wings (Ref. 42735).
More on author: Weber.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 80 m (Ref. 42735). Subtropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 130605); 27°N - 36°S, 76°E - 155°E

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Indo-Pacific: India and Sri Lanka to Australia; north to China.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 10.4  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm OT male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635); 13.6 cm OT (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 20.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in the continental shelf, on muddy, sandy bottoms, rubbles and in coral reefs (Ref. 75154); in a sponge or seagrass habitat, often attached to hard and soft coral species (Ref. 128284). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Maximum length is based on a straight-line length measurement from upper surface (ignoring spines) of first trunk ring, to tip of tail; female 13.8 cm (Ref. 42735). Less desirable for traditional Chinese medicine, but use may increase with the rise in patent medicines. Taken in trawls (Ref. 42735).

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Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).

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Lourie, S.A., R.A. Pollom and S.J. Foster, 2016. A global revision of the seahorses Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research. Zootaxa 4146(1):1-66. (Ref. 115213)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable (VU) (A2d); Date assessed: 12 October 2016

CITES

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.3 - 29.2, mean 28.3 °C (based on 992 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00177 - 0.01127), b=3.00 (2.78 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-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 (tm=0.5-1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 66.6 [31.9, 177.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.848 [0.431, 1.529] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.6, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.209 [0.109, 0.393] g/100g; Selenium = 18.3 [7.4, 43.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 39.7 [10.8, 147.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.27 [0.77, 1.98] mg/100g (wet weight);