Great Seahorse, Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder 1901
Other Names: Kellogg's Seahorse, Offshore Seahorse
A Great Seahorse, Hippocampus kelloggi, at Bare Island, Botany Bay, New South Wales, April 2017. Source: John Turnbull / Flickr. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Hippocampus kelloggi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5362
Great Seahorse, Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder 1901
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Distribution |
Central New South Wales to Botany Bay, Sydney. Elsewhere the species is widespread in the Indo-west Pacific, from the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and East Africa, to southeast Asia, China and Japan. Inhabits reefs and also soft bottom areas, often in association with gorgonian corals and sea whips. |
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Fisheries |
Taken as by-catch in commercial and artisanal fisheries in many parts of its range. Dried individuals are traded in the traditional Chinese medicine industry, and the species is also traded in the aquarium industry. |
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Species Citation |
Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder 1901, Proc. U. S. Natl Mus. 24(1241): 14, Pl. 8. Type locality: Kagoshima, Japan. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
Great Seahorse, Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder 1901
References
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Jordan, D.S. & Snyder, J.O. 1901. A review of the hypostomide and lophobranchiate fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 24(1241): 1-20.
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