Fisher's seahorse

Fisher's seahorse
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gasterosteiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Species: H. fisheri
Binomial name
Hippocampus fisheri
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Fisher's seahorse (Hippocampus fisheri[1]) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in the Hawaiian islands,[2] possibly Australia and possibly New Caledonia.

Sources

Notes

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hippocampus fisheri" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  2. Hoover, John P. (2008). The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals. Mutual Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-56647-887-8.


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