Stefan Verheyen, Niederlande
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Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Occurs mostly in shallow inshore waters among algae. May over-winter in deeper water. Feeds on small prey and organic debris.
Synonymised names
Gasterosteus equus Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler, 1817 · unaccepted
Hippocampus antiquorum Leach, 1814 · unaccepted
Hippocampus antiquus Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Hippocampus brevirostris Schinz, 1822 · unaccepted
Hippocampus europaeus Ginsburg, 1933 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Hippocampus heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Hippocampus pentagonus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hippocampus vulgaris Cloquet, 1821 · unaccepted
Syngnathus hippocampus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Direct children (2)
Subspecies Hippocampus hippocampus microcoronatus Slastenenko, 1938 accepted as Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
Subspecies Hippocampus hippocampus microstephanus Slastenenko, 1937 accepted as Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
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
Occurs mostly in shallow inshore waters among algae. May over-winter in deeper water. Feeds on small prey and organic debris.
Synonymised names
Gasterosteus equus Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler, 1817 · unaccepted
Hippocampus antiquorum Leach, 1814 · unaccepted
Hippocampus antiquus Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Hippocampus brevirostris Schinz, 1822 · unaccepted
Hippocampus europaeus Ginsburg, 1933 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Hippocampus heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted (synonym)
Hippocampus pentagonus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hippocampus vulgaris Cloquet, 1821 · unaccepted
Syngnathus hippocampus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Direct children (2)
Subspecies Hippocampus hippocampus microcoronatus Slastenenko, 1938 accepted as Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
Subspecies Hippocampus hippocampus microstephanus Slastenenko, 1937 accepted as Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
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
