Hippocampus whitei

Syngnathidae
Whites Seahorse, Common Seahorse, New Holland Seahorse, Sydney Seahorse, White's Seahorse
  • Hippocampus whitei, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Hippocampus whitei, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Hippocampus whitei, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
    Hippocampus whitei, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
  • Hippocampus whitei, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
    Hippocampus whitei, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
  • Hippocampus whitei, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Hippocampus whitei, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Hippocampus whitei, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Hippocampus whitei, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Has 15-17 rays in the dorsal fin and a long snout. The colour is variable, with browns and yellows dominant, and the body is usually flecked with fine white spots that are much smaller and more numerous than the spots on the shorthead seahorse. The species is common in estuarine Posidonia beds and is particularly abundant in Sydney Harbour, but in southern waters only vagrants associated with drifting algae have been found.
Information
  • Max Size: 13 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 15.2-24.6°C
  • Depth: 0-20m
  • Habitat: Rocky Reef, Seagrass
Rarity
  • Threats: By-catch, Exploitation, Habitat degradation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Data Deficient
  • Occurrence: Frequent (12% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Few (4 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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