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Slender Seahorse

Fish

The slender seahorse, also called the longsnout seahorse, Hippocampus reidi, is a species of fish in the pipefish family, Syngnathidae, found in subtropical and tropical waters of the western Atlantic and Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Panama, and the United States coasts of Florida and North Carolina. The species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN as of 2021 and is included in CITES Appendix II, which regulates international trade in the species. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Hippocampus reidi 4
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Syngnathiformes, Taxa
Source Slender Seahorse (Wikidata)

In Biome

Coral Reef, Biomes
Source Slender Seahorse (Wikipedia)
Mangrove Forest, Biomes
Source Slender Seahorse (Wikipedia)
Seagrass Meadow, Biomes
Source Slender Seahorse (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Coral Reef Systems, Ecosystems
Source FishBase: Hippocampus reidi (FishBase)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Bahamas

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Barbados

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Belize

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Grenada

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Haiti

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Honduras

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Jamaica

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Mexico

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Nicaragua

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Saint Lucia

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Suriname

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Trinidad and Tobago

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United States

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. FishBase: Hippocampus reidi (FishBase)
FishBase
  • CITES
    Appendix II: International trade monitored
  • Human uses
    Fisheries: minor commercial
  • In Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Environment reef
    Marine; brackish; reef-associated
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3. Slender Seahorse (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    Wikidata Q132985: near threatened (P141).
  • Child Taxon Of: Syngnathiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. Slender Seahorse (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
    he United States coasts of Florida and North Carolina. The species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN as of 2021 and is included in CITES Appendix II, which regulates in
  • Wikidata Q132985 (P225 taxon name)
  • Category: Fauna listed on CITES Appendix II
  • In Biome: Coral Reef, Habitat and distribution
    The slender seahorse has an affinity for coral reefs and seagrass beds and can be found on gorgonian coral, seagrass, mangroves, and Sargassum.
  • In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Habitat and distribution
    The slender seahorse has an affinity for coral reefs and seagrass beds and can be found on gorgonian coral, seagrass, mangroves, and Sargassum.
  • In Biome: Seagrass Meadow, Habitat and distribution
    The slender seahorse has an affinity for coral reefs and seagrass beds and can be found on gorgonian coral, seagrass, mangroves, and Sargassum.
View the Source
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