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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 282141 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Hippocampus pontohi   Lourie & Kuiter, 2008
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 282 Syngnathidae (Pipefishes) - show full list Standard Name: [a seahorse] Organism Type: a seahorse Synonyms: Hippocampus severnsi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008 [CAAB, Australian Faunal Directory] Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Coastal (0-40m) Parent Codes: 37 282900     Hippocampus spp.

Taxon Notes:	Added based on specimen photographed by Phil Woodhead at a depth of 12 m, on a small isolated coral bommie, Milln Reef (c. 16 47 S, 146 17 E), off Cairns, Queensland. Allen & Erdmann (2012) noted genetic studies revealed Hippocampus severnsi Lourie & Kuiter 2008 is a synonym of Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008. This was supported by Lourie et al 2016 Hippocampus revision.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.name:6f28492e-efb8-45b9-8e39-d31ef140ec6b Name status: synonym    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia FoA 1533 View at FoA WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:398433 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2021-11-11 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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