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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Syngnathiformes (order) » Syngnathidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 282110 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913 |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Expected distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19. Occurrence locations [42] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
| Family: | 37 282 Syngnathidae (Pipefishes) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Queensland Seahorse | |
| Organism Type: | a seahorse | |
| Synonyms: |
Hippocampus queenslandicus Horne, 2001 [CAAB and other references between 2001 and 2016] Hippocampus sp. 4 (of Kuiter, 2000) | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list:  Standard Fish Names List: | |
| Habitat: |
Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 282900
Hippocampus spp. |
| Taxon Notes: | Multiple authors (Teske et al 2007, Lourie et al 2016, Australian Faunal Directory) have recently regarded Hippocampus queenslandicus as a synonym of H. spinosissimus, so that name is followed here. In Australia, Hippocampus spinossissimus is known from ENE of Monte Bello Islands, WA (20°17'E) to E of North Stradbroke Is. (27°37'S), Qld in 12-70 m depth. | ||||||
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