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| name = Great seahorse |
| name = Great seahorse |
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| image = Hippocampus kelloggi by OpenCage.jpg |
| image = Hippocampus kelloggi by OpenCage.jpg |
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| status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1 |
| status = VU |
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| genus = Hippocampus |
| genus = Hippocampus |
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| species = kelloggi |
| species = kelloggi |
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| authority = [[David Starr Jordan|D. S. Jordan]] & [[John Otterbein Snyder|Snyder]], 1902 |
| authority = [[David Starr Jordan|D. S. Jordan]] & [[John Otterbein Snyder|Snyder]], 1902 |
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The '''great seahorse''', '''Kellogg's seahorse''', or '''offshore seahorse''' (''Hippocampus kelloggi'') is a species of [[fish]] in the family [[Syngnathidae]]. It is found in possibly [[Australia]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Japan]], [[Pakistan]], the [[Philippines]], [[Taiwan]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Vietnam]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is shallow [[sea]]s. |
The '''great seahorse''', '''Kellogg's seahorse''', or '''offshore seahorse''' (''Hippocampus kelloggi'') is a species of [[fish]] in the family [[Syngnathidae]]. It is found in possibly [[Australia]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Japan]], [[Pakistan]], the [[Philippines]], [[Taiwan]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Vietnam]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is shallow [[sea]]s. |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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* Project Seahorse 2002. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/41010/all Hippocampus kelloggi]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 4 August 2007. |
* Project Seahorse 2002. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/41010/all Hippocampus kelloggi]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 4 August 2007. |
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[[Category:Hippocampus]] |
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Revision as of 06:56, 28 December 2017
Great seahorse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Hippocampus |
Species: | H. kelloggi
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Binomial name | |
Hippocampus kelloggi D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902
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The great seahorse, Kellogg's seahorse, or offshore seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is found in possibly Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, the Philippines, Taiwan, Tanzania, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is shallow seas.
Sources
- Project Seahorse 2002. Hippocampus kelloggi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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