Collar Seahorse, Hippocampus jugumus Kuiter 2001
Holotype of the Collar Seahorse, Hippocampus jugumus, collected in 1925 at Lord Howe Island, New South Wales (AMS IA.2424). Source: Mark Allen / Australian Museum. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
Summary:
A small reddish seahorse with two more trunk rings than most other seahorse species, and almost V-shaped double spines on the head.
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Dianne J. Bray, Hippocampus jugumus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1459
Collar Seahorse, Hippocampus jugumus Kuiter 2001
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Distribution |
Known only from off Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, and the Poor Knights Islands, northern New Zealand. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 20; Trunk rings 12; Tail rings 37; Subdorsal spines 4/0,1,1,1,1. Nose spine moderately large, height about equal to pupil diameter; double spine above eyes moderately long, slightly longer than pupil diameter; lateral head spine double and large; coronet slightly raised; gill openings extending upwards, almost joined at neck ridge; shoulder rings confluent over neck-ridge forming continuous collar. |
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Etymology |
The specific name jugumus is from the Latin jugum meaning 'yoke', in reference to the yoke-like ridge that is formed by the shoulder rings joined over the nape. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Collar Seahorse, Hippocampus jugumus Kuiter 2001
References
Allen, G.R., D.F. Hoese, J.R. Paxton, J.E. Randall, B.C. Russell, W.A. Stark II, F.H. Talbot & G.P. Whitley. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15):365-454. (as Hippocampus sp. B)
Edney, G., White, P. & Kuiter, R. 2006. The Northern Advocate, 18 February (New Zealand).
Kuiter, R.H. 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. PDF
