Hippocampus severnsi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Hippocampus |
Species: | H. severnsi |
Binomial name | |
Hippocampus severnsi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008 |
Severn’s pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus severnsi) is one of the smallest known seahorses, reaching a maximum adult size of just 1.3 cm.[1] It is usually dark brown in colour with a large red patch covering its shoulder. This species is known from Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.[1] Sightings of the seahorse in the Philippines was first confirmed in 2014.[2]
References
- ^ a b Sara A. Lourie & Rudie H. Kuiter (2008). "Three new pygmy seahorse species from Indonesia (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus)" (PDF). Zootaxa 68: 54–68.
- ^ "Rare seahorses spotted for first time in PH". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.