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Diagnostic Description

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Description: (based on 6 specimens): Adult height: 3.0-4.0cm. Rings: 10+31. Snout length: 3.2-3.9 in head length. Dorsal fin rays: 11-12 covering 2+0 rings. Pectoral fin rays: 11-12. Coronet: high, columnar or knob-like, without spines. Spines: low, rounded bumps only. Other distinctive characters: big head in relation to body. Color pattern: preserved specimens pale brown without markings.
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Life Cycle

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Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 1112
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Biology

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Length type refers to height. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).
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Lichtenstein's seahorse

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Lichtenstein's seahorse (Hippocampus lichtensteinii) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. This species requires further investigation to ensure validity.

The seahorse is named in honor of zoologist Martin Heinrich Carl Lichtenstein (1780-1857) of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, who provided the type specimen.[2]

Description

Lichtenstein's seahorse is pale brown in colour without markings. It reaches a maximum length of 4.0 cm. Its coronet is high, columnar or knob-like, lacking spines.[1]

Distribution

Lichtenstein's seahorse is found in the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hippocampus lichtensteinii summary page". Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families AULOSTOMIDAE, CENTRISCIDAE, FISTULARIIDAE, SOLENOSTOMIDAE and SYNGNATHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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Lichtenstein's seahorse: Brief Summary

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Lichtenstein's seahorse (Hippocampus lichtensteinii) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. This species requires further investigation to ensure validity.

The seahorse is named in honor of zoologist Martin Heinrich Carl Lichtenstein (1780-1857) of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, who provided the type specimen.

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