WoRMS taxon details
Hippocampus japapigu Short, Smith, Motomura, Harasti & Hamilton, 2018
1288522 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1288522)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Short, G.; Smith, R.; Motomura, H.; Harasti, D.; Hamilton, H. (2018). <em>Hippocampus japapigu</em>, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of <em>H.pontohi</em> (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 779: 27-49., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.779.24799 [details] 
Holotype UWBM 157506, geounit Hachijo-jima
, Type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone
Holotype UWBM 157506, geounit Hachijo-jima [details]
type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology The specific epithet is from the colloquial Japanese name of the new species, Japan Pig, Japapigu, or...
Etymology The specific epithet is from the colloquial Japanese name of the new species, Japan Pig, Japapigu, or 日本のピグミータツノオトシゴ. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Hippocampus japapigu Short, Smith, Motomura, Harasti & Hamilton, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1288522 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Short, G.; Smith, R.; Motomura, H.; Harasti, D.; Hamilton, H. (2018). <em>Hippocampus japapigu</em>, a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of <em>H.pontohi</em> (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 779: 27-49., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.779.24799 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype UWBM 157506, geounit Hachijo-jima [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific epithet is from the colloquial Japanese name of the new species, Japan Pig, Japapigu, or 日本のピグミータツノオトシゴ. [details]
