White’s seahorse  (Hippocampus whitei)

IUCN Red List species status – Data Deficient
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Facts – White’s seahorse

Also known as: New Holland seahorse, Sydney seahorse
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderSyngnathiformes
FamilySyngnathidae
GenusHippocampus (1)

Status – White’s seahorse

Classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description – White’s seahorse

Information on the White’s seahorse is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (May, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org/
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Heavily pregnant male White's seahorse
Heavily pregnant male White's seahorse

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