Hippocampus waleananus
| Hippocampus waleananus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Hippocampus |
| Species: | H. waleananus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Hippocampus waleananus M. F. Gomon & Kuiter, 2009
| |
Hippocampus waleananus, the Walea pygmy seahorse, is a species of seahorse endemic to the Togian Islands in Indonesia, and is associated with specific soft corals.[3][4] The species was described in 2009 from a single specimen which was found close to the island of Walea. A 2016 classification considered it a synonym of Hippocampus satomiae, Lourie & Kuiter, 2008 due to lack of sufficient morphological differences,[5] but following a reevaluation it is now recognised as a distinct species.[6][4]
References
- ^ Vaniartha, V.; Pollom, R.; Smith, R. (2024). "Hippocampus waleananus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T250584632A250593119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T250584632A250593119.en. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Gomon, Martin F.; Kuiter, Rudie H. (January 2009). "Two new pygmy seahorses (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus) from the Indo-West Pacific". Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 15: 37–44.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hippocampus waleananus". FishBase. December 2023 version.
- ^ Lourie, S. A.; Pollom, R.A.; Foster, S.J. (2016). "A global revision of the seahorses Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research". Zootaxa. 4146 (1): 1–66. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4146.1.1. PMID 27515600.
- ^ Short, Graham; Smith, Richard; Motomura, Hiroyuki; Harasti, David; Hamilton, Healy (2018-08-02). "Hippocampus japapigu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae)". ZooKeys (779): 27–49. Bibcode:2018ZooK..779...27S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.779.24799. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6110155. PMID 30166895.