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Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858 Pacific Seahorse

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Overview

Main identification features use genus Dorsal rays 19-21; anal rays 4; pectoral rays 15-17; body rings 11-12 + 38-40; tail prehensile; snout elongate; coronet (crown-like structure on top of head) moderately high becoming somewhat lower in large males; tubercles generally well developed, but becoming obscure in large males. Color variable according to its surroundings (weed, rock, coral, etc.); generally various shades of red, yellow, tan, brown, grey, black, or green; often with small blackish and white spots or whitish cross bands. Size: grows to about 30 cm. Inhabits weed beds, sea-whips and gorgonians. Evidently also associates with flotsam because it has been collected at the surface and from the stomachs of tunas. Depth: 1-60 m. Southern California through the Gulf of California to Peru, including Cocos, Malpelo and the Galapagos. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Appendix II. Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ). Depth Range Max: 60 m. Depth Range Min: 1 m. Diet: zooplankton; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs). Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=33; Southern limit=-13; Western limit=-118; Eastern limit=-76; Latitudinal range=46; Longitudinal range=42. Egg Type: Brooded; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore; Planktivore. FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Corals; Macroalgae; Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Rocks; Reef (rock &/or coral); Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Flotsam; Reef and soft bottom. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Vulnerable; Listed. Length Max: 30 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); TEP endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Brackish. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;

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Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page.