Paul Ferber, Kambodga
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Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913
Found in the continental shelf, on muddy or sandy bottoms and in coral reefs. This species has often been misidentified as Hippocampus histrix
Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to eat at the beginning, before the food is taken up, a close inspection is carried out. After acclimatisation, the offered frozen food is eaten without problems. It should be noted that wild-caught fish behave differently than offspring when it comes to food intake. In the case of offspring, the size of the fish purchased also plays a role in the choice of food.
You can download the minimum requirements for keeping seahorses (in accordance with EC Regulation 338/97) from the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation as a PDF here: https://meerwasser-lexikon.de/downloads/BfN_Mindestanforderung_haltung_seepferdchen_hippocampus.pdf
Synonymised names
Hippocampus aimei Roule, 1916 · unaccepted (pro parte synonym: this name has...)
Hippocampus alatus Kuiter, 2001 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippocampus arnei Roule, 1916 · unaccepted (misspelling, pro parte synonym:...)
Hippocampus queenslandicus Horne, 2001 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippocampus semispinosus Kuiter, 2001 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Found in the continental shelf, on muddy or sandy bottoms and in coral reefs. This species has often been misidentified as Hippocampus histrix
Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to eat at the beginning, before the food is taken up, a close inspection is carried out. After acclimatisation, the offered frozen food is eaten without problems. It should be noted that wild-caught fish behave differently than offspring when it comes to food intake. In the case of offspring, the size of the fish purchased also plays a role in the choice of food.
You can download the minimum requirements for keeping seahorses (in accordance with EC Regulation 338/97) from the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation as a PDF here: https://meerwasser-lexikon.de/downloads/BfN_Mindestanforderung_haltung_seepferdchen_hippocampus.pdf
Synonymised names
Hippocampus aimei Roule, 1916 · unaccepted (pro parte synonym: this name has...)
Hippocampus alatus Kuiter, 2001 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippocampus arnei Roule, 1916 · unaccepted (misspelling, pro parte synonym:...)
Hippocampus queenslandicus Horne, 2001 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hippocampus semispinosus Kuiter, 2001 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
