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Stewart Clarke, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Syngnathiformes
Family:
Syngnathidae
Subfamily:
Syngnathinae
Genus:
Hippocampus
Species:
zosterae
Common:
Dwarf seahorse
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Western Central
Colson, D. J., Patek, S. N., Brainerd, E. L., Lewis, S. M. 1998. Sound Production during Feeding in Hippocampus Seahorses (Syngnathidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 51(2): 221-229.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
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