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Hippocampus Rafinesque, 1810

126224  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126224)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Syngnathiformes (Order)
  11. Syngnathidae (Family)
  12. Hippocampinae (Subfamily)
  13. Hippocampus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Hippocamphus · unaccepted (misspelling)

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  1. Species Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827
  2. Species Hippocampus alatus Kuiter, 2001
  3. Species Hippocampus algiricus Kaup, 1856
  4. Species Hippocampus angustus Günther, 1870
  5. Species Hippocampus barbouri Jordan & Richardson, 1908
  6. Species Hippocampus bargibanti Whitley, 1970
  7. Species Hippocampus borboniensis Duméril, 1870
  8. Species Hippocampus breviceps Peters, 1869
  9. Species Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi, 1854
  10. Species Hippocampus capensis Boulenger, 1900
  11. Species Hippocampus casscsio Zhang, Qin, Wang & Lin, 2016
  12. Species Hippocampus colemani Kuiter, 2003
  13. Species Hippocampus comes Cantor, 1849
  14. Species Hippocampus coronatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
  15. Species Hippocampus curvicuspis Fricke, 2004
  16. Species Hippocampus debelius Gomon & Kuiter, 2009
  17. Species Hippocampus denise Lourie & Randall, 2003
  18. Species Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
  19. Species Hippocampus fisheri Jordan & Evermann, 1903
  20. Species Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838
  21. Species Hippocampus grandiceps Kuiter, 2001
  22. Species Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829
  23. Species Hippocampus haema Han, Kim, Kai & Senou, 2017
  24. Species Hippocampus hendriki Kuiter, 2001
  25. Species Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  26. Species Hippocampus histrix Kaup, 1856
  27. Species Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858
  28. Species Hippocampus japapigu Short, Smith, Motomura, Harasti & Hamilton, 2018
  29. Species Hippocampus jayakari Boulenger, 1900
  30. Species Hippocampus jugumus Kuiter, 2001
  31. Species Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder, 1901
  32. Species Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  33. Species Hippocampus lichtensteinii Kaup, 1856
  34. Species Hippocampus minotaur Gomon, 1997
  35. Species Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853
  36. Species Hippocampus montebelloensis Kuiter, 2001
  37. Species Hippocampus multispinus Kuiter, 2001
  38. Species Hippocampus nalu Short, Claassens, Smith, De Brauwer, Hamilton, Stat & Harasti, 2020
  39. Species Hippocampus paradoxus Foster & Gomon, 2010
  40. Species Hippocampus patagonicus Piacentino & Luzzatto, 2004
  41. Species Hippocampus planifrons Peters, 1877
  42. Species Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008
  43. Species Hippocampus pusillus Fricke, 2004
  44. Species Hippocampus queenslandicus Horne, 2001
  45. Species Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933
  46. Species Hippocampus satomiae Lourie & Kuiter, 2008
  47. Species Hippocampus semispinosus Kuiter, 2001
  48. Species Hippocampus sindonis Jordan & Snyder, 1901
  49. Species Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913
  50. Species Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873
  51. Species Hippocampus suezensis Duncker, 1940
  52. Species Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
  53. Species Hippocampus tyro Randall & Lourie, 2009
  54. Species Hippocampus waleananus Gomon & Kuiter, 2009
  55. Species Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855
  56. Species Hippocampus zebra Whitley, 1964
  57. Species Hippocampus zosterae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
  58. Species Hippocampus agnesae Fowler, 1907 accepted as Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827
  59. Species Hippocampus aimei Roule, 1916 accepted as Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913 (pro parte synonym: this name has been used for two different species)
  60. Species Hippocampus aimei Roule, 1916 accepted as Hippocampus barbouri Jordan & Richardson, 1908 (pro parte synonym: this name has been used for two different species)
  61. Species Hippocampus antiquorum Leach, 1814 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  62. Species Hippocampus antiquus Risso, 1827 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  63. Species Hippocampus arnei Roule, 1916 accepted as Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913 (misspelling, pro parte synonym: this name has been used for two different species)
  64. Species Hippocampus arnei Roule, 1916 accepted as Hippocampus barbouri Jordan & Richardson, 1908 (misspelling, pro parte synonym: this name has been used for two different species)
  65. Species Hippocampus aterrimus Jordan & Snyder, 1902 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  66. Species Hippocampus bicuspis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 (ambiguous synonym)
  67. Species Hippocampus biocellatus Kuiter, 2001 accepted as Hippocampus planifrons Peters, 1877
  68. Species Hippocampus bleekeri Fowler, 1907 accepted as Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827
  69. Species Hippocampus brachyrhynchus Duncker, 1914 accepted as Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838
  70. Species Hippocampus brevirostris Schinz, 1822 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  71. Species Hippocampus brunneus Bean, 1906 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
  72. Species Hippocampus cameleopardalis Bianconi, 1854 accepted as Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi, 1854 (misspelling)
  73. Species Hippocampus cameleopardalus Bianconi, 1854 accepted as Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi, 1854 (misspelling)
  74. Species Hippocampus chinensis Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  75. Species Hippocampus dahli Ogilby, 1908 accepted as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
  76. Species Hippocampus deanei Duméril, 1861 accepted as Hippocampus algiricus Kaup, 1856
  77. Species Hippocampus ecuadorensis Fowler, 1922 accepted as Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858
  78. Species Hippocampus elongatus Castelnau, 1873 accepted as Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873
  79. Species Hippocampus erinaceus Günther, 1870 accepted as Hippocampus angustus Günther, 1870
  80. Species Hippocampus europaeus Ginsburg, 1933 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
  81. Species Hippocampus fascicularis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
  82. Species Hippocampus filamentosus Duméril, 1870 accepted as Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 (ambiguous synonym)
  83. Species Hippocampus graciliformis McCulloch, 1911 accepted as Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827
  84. Species Hippocampus gracilis Gill, 1862 accepted as Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858
  85. Species Hippocampus gracilissimus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Acentronura gracilissima (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  86. Species Hippocampus heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  87. Species Hippocampus hildebrandi Ginsburg, 1933 accepted as Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858
  88. Species Hippocampus hilonis Jordan & Evermann, 1903 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  89. Species Hippocampus horai Duncker, 1926 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  90. Species Hippocampus hudsonius DeKay, 1842 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
  91. Species Hippocampus hystrix Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus histrix Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
  92. Species Hippocampus japonicus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853
  93. Species Hippocampus kampylotrachelos Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
  94. Species Hippocampus kaupii Duméril, 1870 accepted as Hippocampus algiricus Kaup, 1856
  95. Species Hippocampus kincaidi Townsend & Barbour, 1906 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
  96. Species Hippocampus laevicaudatus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
  97. Species Hippocampus lenis De Vis, 1908 accepted as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
  98. Species Hippocampus longirostris Schinz, 1822 accepted as Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
  99. Species Hippocampus manadensis Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
  100. Species Hippocampus mannulus Cantor, 1849 accepted as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
  101. Species Hippocampus marginalis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
  102. Species Hippocampus melanospilos Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  103. Species Hippocampus moluccensis Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  104. Species Hippocampus monckei Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853 (misspelling)
  105. Species Hippocampus monickei Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853 (misspelling)
  106. Species Hippocampus monikei Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853 (misspelling)
  107. Species Hippocampus natalensis von Bonde, 1923 accepted as Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838
  108. Species Hippocampus novaehebudorum Fowler, 1944 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  109. Species Hippocampus novaehollandae Steindachner, 1866 accepted as Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855 (misspelling)
  110. Species Hippocampus novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1866 accepted as Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855
  111. Species Hippocampus obscurus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838
  112. Species Hippocampus obscurus Ehrenberg, 1871 accepted as Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838
  113. Species Hippocampus obtusus Ginsburg, 1933 accepted as Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933
  114. Species Hippocampus pentagonus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
  115. Species Hippocampus poeyi Howell Rivero, 1934 accepted as Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933
  116. Species Hippocampus polytaenia Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  117. Species Hippocampus procerus Kuiter, 2001 accepted as Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855
  118. Species Hippocampus punctulatus Guichenot, 1853 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
  119. Species Hippocampus punctulatus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus algiricus Kaup, 1856
  120. Species Hippocampus raji Whitley, 1955 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  121. Species Hippocampus ramulosus Leach, 1814 accepted as Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 (Synonym)
  122. Species Hippocampus regulus Ginsburg, 1933 accepted as Hippocampus zosterae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
  123. Species Hippocampus rhynchomacer Duméril, 1870 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  124. Species Hippocampus rosamondae Borodin, 1928 accepted as Hippocampus zosterae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
  125. Species Hippocampus severnsi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008 accepted as Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008 (synonym)
  126. Species Hippocampus stylifer Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
  127. Species Hippocampus subcoronatus Günther, 1866 accepted as Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi, 1854
  128. Species Hippocampus taeniops Fowler, 1904 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  129. Species Hippocampus taeniopterus Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  130. Species Hippocampus takakurae Tanaka, 1916 accepted as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
  131. Species Hippocampus tetragonous (Mitchill, 1814) accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
  132. Species Hippocampus tristis Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
  133. Species Hippocampus tuberculatus Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Hippocampus breviceps Peters, 1869
  134. Species Hippocampus villosus Günther, 1880 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
  135. Species Hippocampus vulgaris Cloquet, 1821 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 18 [details] OpenAccess publication
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Hippocampus Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126224 on 2024-12-02
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2006-08-22 12:14:26Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2013-03-11 12:13:38Z
checked
Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 18 [details] OpenAccess publication

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 
 
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English seahorses  [details]
German Seepferdchen  [details]
Italian cavalluccio marino  [details]
Japanese タツノオトシゴ属  [details]
Lithuanian paprastieji jūrų arkliukai  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Ιππόκαμποι  [details]
Norwegian sjøhester  [details]
Polish pławikonikikoniki morskie  [details]
Russian морской конек  [details]
Slovenian morski konjički  [details]
Turkish denizatı  [details]
Ukrainian Морський коник  [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Catalog of Fishes 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippocampus) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus FIN034522 Slide 120 mm) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus FIN034523 Slide 35 mm) 
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Poll (1947, fig. 128)
Poll (1947, fig. 128)
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Hippocampus hippocampus
Hippocampus hippocampus
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Hippocampus hippocampus
Hippocampus hippocampus
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Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus hippocampus
Hippocampus hippocampus
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Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus sp.
Hippocampus hippocampus
Hippocampus hippocampus
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Kortsnuitzeepaard tussen blaasjeswier
Kortsnuitzeepaard tussen blaasjeswier
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Hippocampus hippocampus, Fig.1
Hippocampus hippocampus, Fig.1
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus FIN034522 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus FIN034522 Slide 120 mm)
Hosted externally
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus FIN034523 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus FIN034523 Slide 35 mm)
Hosted externally
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