Hippocampus_sindonis

Shiho's seahorse

Shiho's seahorse

Species of fish

Shiho's seahorse or Sindo's Seahorse,[1] painted seahorse (Hippocampus sindonis) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to the Pacific coastal waters of Japan (from Wakayama pref. to Chiba pref.).[3] This species reaches a length of ca. 8 cm.[4] It was listed by the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable in 1996 and Data Deficient in 2003, but was later reclassified as Least Concern.[1] The specific name honours Michitaro Sindo, who was originally from Yamaguchi and who was assistant curator of fishes at Stanford University.[5]

  • Hippocampus sindonis, conventional and X-ray images of holotype

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    Pollom, R. (2017). "Hippocampus sindonis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T10083A54906192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T10083A54906192.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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    "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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    Han, Sang-Yun; Kim, Jin-Koo; Kai, Yoshiaki; Senou, Hiroshi (2017-10-30). "Seahorses of the Hippocampus coronatus complex: taxonomic revision, and description of Hippocampus haema, a new species from Korea and Japan (Teleostei, Syngnathidae)". ZooKeys (712): 113–139. doi:10.3897/zookeys.712.14955. PMC 5704180. PMID 29187790.
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    Hippocampus sindonis Jordan & Snyder, 1901. Fishbase
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    Jordan, D. S. & J. O. Snyder (1901). "A review of the hypostomide and lophobranchiate fishes of Japan". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 24 (1241): 1–20. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.24-1241.1.


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