Denise's pygmy seahorse  (Hippocampus denise)

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Glossary

Prehensile: Capable of grasping.
Tubercles: Small wart-like or angular swellings.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. FishBase (January, 2007)
    http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=60329&genusname=Hippocampus&speciesname=denise
  3. CITES (January, 2007)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Lourie, S.A. and Randall, J.E. (2003) A New Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus denise (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Zoological Studies, 42 (2): 284 - 291. Available at:
    http://www.sinica.edu.tw/zool/zoolstud/42.2/284.pdf
  5. Life at the Edge of Reef (January, 2007)
    http://www.edge-of-reef.com/singnatidi/htm/SINHippocampussp2en.htm
  6. Lourie, S.A., Foster, S.J., Cooper, E.W.T. and Vincent, A.C.J. (2004) A Guide to the Identification of Seahorses. Project Seahorse and TRAFFIC North America, Washington D.C. Available at:
    http://seahorse.fisheries.ubc.ca/IDguide.html