Lined seahorse
Hippocampus erectus
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A seahorse from the western Atlantic, from Cape Cod to the Caribbean and Venezuela. It reaches 19 centimetres. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Hippocampus erectus
- Family
- Syngnathidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Synonyms
- Hippocampus brunneus, Hippocampus fascicularis, Hippocampus hudsonius, Hippocampus kincaidi, Hippocampus laevicaudatus, Hippocampus marginalis, Hippocampus punctulatus, Hippocampus stylifer, Hippocampus tetragonous, Hippocampus villosus, Syngnathus caballus, Syngnathus tetragonous
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte, América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 10–27 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 19 cm
- Lifespan
- 4.7 years
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
- CITES appendix
- Appendix II
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