Hippocampus biocellatus
| Hippocampus biocellatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Hippocampus |
| Species: | H. biocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippocampus biocellatus Kuiter, 2001 | |
Hippocampus biocellatus, the false-eyed seahorse, is a medium-sized species of seahorse that appears to be restricted to the Shark Bay region of Western Australia.[1] It is listed in Appendix II of CITES and in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[2]
References
- ↑ Rudie H. Kuiter (2001). "Revision of the Australian seahorses of the genus Hippocampus (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) with descriptions of nine new species". Records of the Australian Museum 53 (3): 293–340. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.53.2001.1350.
- ↑ Bray, Dianne; Thompson, Vanessa. "False-eye Seahorse, Hippocampus biocellatus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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