Hippocampus waleananus

Hippocampus waleananus, the Walea soft coral pygmy seahorse, was regarded as a synonym of Hippocampus satomiae, Lourie & Kuiter, 2008,[2] however, some taxonomists suggested this name should be valid.[3] The species was described in 2009 from a single specimen which was found close to the island Walea. This species is endemic to the Togian Islands in Indonesia, and is associated with specific soft corals.[4]

Hippocampus waleananus

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Species:
H. waleananus
Binomial name
Hippocampus waleananus
M. F. Gomon & R. H. Kuiter, 2009

References

  1. Pollom, R. 2017. Hippocampus satomiae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T172284A54909678. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T172284A54909678.en. Downloaded on 24 July 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.779.24799. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6110155. PMID 30166895.
  4. 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.


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