Hippocampus pusillus
Hippocampus pusillus, the pygmy thorny seahorse, is only known from specimens that were dredged at depths between 35 and 228m off the coast of New Caledonia.[2]
| Pygmy thorny seahorse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Hippocampus |
| Species: | H. pusillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippocampus pusillus R. Fricke, 2004 | |
References
- Pollom, R. (2017). "Hippocampus pusillus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T47728648A47728851. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T47728648A47728851.en.
- Fricke, R. (2004). Review of the pipefishes and seahorses (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) of New Caledonia, with descriptions of five new species. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, 1-67.
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