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Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335); sindonis: Named for M. Sindo, an assistant curator of fishes at Stanford University (Ref. 117115).
Eponymy: Michitaro Sindo, originally from Yamaguchi, Japan, was one of Jordan’s students at Stanford University, and became Assistant Curator of fishes there. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Snyder.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien demersaal; standvastig; diepte 0 - 75 m (Ref. 128812). Subtropical

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Northwest Pacific: southern Japan.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m 4.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.8 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 117115)

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This species is distinguished in having the following characters: bony body; double gill openings; R 10 + 35-38 (holotype: 10 + 37); coronet moderately high; CoT 5; CHGO 26.8-41.0 % HL; CHMC 36.3-55.4 % HL; a very blunt or truncated spine on the dorsal fin base; absence of the wing-tip spine on dorsal fin base (Ref. 117115).

Reported to live in a wide range of habitats, from shallow high-energy algae reefs to soft bottom habitats (Ref. 117115). Length type refers to height (= TL - head length). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).

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Lourie, S.A., R.A. Pollom and S.J. Foster, 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. (Ref. 115213)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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Hippocampus sindonis Jordan & Snyder, 1901