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Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852

212237 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212237)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Syngnathiformes (Order)
  11. Syngnathidae (Family)
  12. Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
  13. Hippocampus (Genus)
  14. Hippocampus kuda (Species)
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Species
Hippocampus Rafinesque, 1810

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  1. Subspecies Hippocampus kuda multiannularis Raj, 1941 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, and primary junior homonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Singapore. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 1): 51-86. [details] 
Description Inhabits sea grass and marine algae areas in estuaries to seaward reefs at depths to 30 m or more.  
Description Inhabits sea grass and marine algae areas in estuaries to seaward reefs at depths to 30 m or more. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212237 on 2026-08-07
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1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Singapore. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 1): 51-86. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus borboniensis Duméril, 1870) Duméril, A. H. A. (1870). Histoire naturelle des poissons, ou, ichthyologie générale. Tome Second. Ganoïdes, Dipnés, Lophobranches. <em>Roret, Paris.</em> v. 2: 1-624, Atlas: pp. 9-12, Pls. 15-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2013432 [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus brachyrhynchus Duncker, 1914) Duncker, G. (1914). Description of a new species of Hippocampus. <em>Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta).</em> v. 10 (pt 5, art. 18): 295. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus chinensis Basilewsky, 1855) Basilewsky, S. (1855). Ichthyographia Chinae borealis. <em>Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.</em> 10: 215-263, Pls. 1-9. [Published in 1855, written in 1852 (see cover). Plates cited in text do not agree with the actual plates.]. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Hippocampus hilonis Jordan & Evermann, 1903) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann B. W. (1903). Descriptions of new genera and species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 22 (1902): 161-208. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus horai Duncker, 1926) Duncker, G. (1925). Description of a new species of Hippocampus from the Andamans. <em>Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta).</em> v. 27 (pt. 6): 475-476. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus melanospilos Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 3): 455-508. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus moluccensis Bleeker, 1852) Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthijologische fauna van de Moluksche Eilanden. Visschen van Amboina en Ceram. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 2): 229-309. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus natalensis von Bonde, 1923) von Bonde, C. (1923). Shallow-water fishes procured by the S. S. "Pickle.". <em>Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep.</em> 3 (art. 1): 1-40, Pls. 1-9. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus novaehebudorum Fowler, 1944) Fowler, H. W. (1944). Fishes obtained in the New Hebrides by Dr. Edward L. Jackson. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 96: 155-199. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus polytaenia Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van het eiland Floris. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 2): 311-338. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus raji Whitley, 1955) Whitley, G. P. (1955). Taxonomic notes on fishes. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.</em> for 1953-54: 44-57. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus taeniops Fowler, 1904) Fowler, H. W. (1904). A collection of fishes from Sumatra. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series.</em> v. 12 (pt 4): 495-560, Pls. 7-28. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus taeniopterus Bleeker, 1852) Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthijologische fauna van de Moluksche Eilanden. Visschen van Amboina en Ceram. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 2): 229-309. [details] 

original description (of Hippocampus tristis Castelnau, 1872) Castelnau, F. L. (1872). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1.--The Melbourne fish market (pp. 29-242). No. II.--Note on some South Australian fishes (pp. 243-247). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> v. 1: 29-247 plus 1 p. Errata, 1 pl. [details] 

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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] OpenAccess publication

Other

context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details] 

context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade)
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Unreviewed
Description Inhabits sea grass and marine algae areas in estuaries to seaward reefs at depths to 30 m or more. [details]
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LanguageName 
English spotted seahorseRéunion seahorse [from synonym]  [details]
Hebrew סוסון כהה [from synonym]  [details]
Japanese クロウミウマ  [details]
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Hippocampus borboniensis Duméril, 1870)
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes) (from synonym Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838)
To Barcode of Life (152 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus hilonis Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus taeniopterus Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus borboniensis Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus chinensis Basilewsky, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus melanospilos Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus aterrimus Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus moluccensis Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus novaehebudorum Fowler, 1944)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus raji Whitley, 1955)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus horai Duncker, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus natalensis von Bonde, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus tristis Castelnau, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus brachyrhynchus Duncker, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus taeniops Fowler, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus rhynchomacer Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus obscurus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus obscurus Ehrenberg, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Hippocampus polytaenia Bleeker, 1854)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Common Seahorse) 
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Common Seahorse) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippocampus borboniensis) (from synonym Hippocampus borboniensis Duméril, 1870)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippocampus fuscus) (from synonym Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippocampus hilonis) (from synonym Hippocampus hilonis Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippocampus kuda) 
To FishBase 
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus aterrimus Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus borboniensis Duméril, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus chinensis Basilewsky, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus brachyrhynchus Duncker, 1914)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus hilonis Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus horai Duncker, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus melanospilos Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus natalensis von Bonde, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus moluccensis Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus raji Whitley, 1955)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus rhynchomacer Duméril, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus novaehebudorum Fowler, 1944)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus polytaenia Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus obscurus Ehrenberg, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus tristis Castelnau, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus taeniops Fowler, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus taeniopterus Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus kuda multiannularis Raj, 1941)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocamphus kuda Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Hippocampus obscurus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1856)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Hippocampus borboniensis Duméril, 1870)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Hippocampus hilonis Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To GenBank (28334 nucleotides; 428 proteins) 
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 49 proteins) (from synonym Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus aterrimus P10284 illustration) (from synonym Hippocampus aterrimus Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus hilonis P12866 illustration) (from synonym Hippocampus hilonis Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus kuda FIN034534 Slide 120 mm) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus kuda FIN034535 Slide 120 mm) 
To PESI (from synonym Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838)
To ITIS
Unreviewed

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