Pygmy seahorse  (Hippocampus bargibanti)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (19/12/2006) by Sara Lourie, Project Seahorse/Redpath Museum, McGill University.
http://seahorse.fisheries.ubc.ca/index.html

Glossary

Monogamous: Having only one mate during a breeding season, or throughout the breeding life of a pair.
Prehensile: Capable of grasping.
Tubercles: Small wart-like or angular swellings.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. 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..
  3. CITES (December, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. FishBase (December, 2006)
    http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=53790
  5. 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.
  6. Life at the Edge of Reef (December, 2006)
    http://www.edge-of-reef.com/
  7. Project Seahorse (December, 2006)
    http://seahorse.fisheries.ubc.ca/