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| Scientific Name | Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Florida, USA. Old locality: American Seas, Mexico, West Indies. |
| Synonym(s) | Hippocampus brunneus, Hippocampus fascicularis, Hippocampus hudsonius, Hippocampus kincaidi, Hippocampus laevicaudatus, Hippocampus marginalis, Hippocampus punctulatus, Hippocampus stylifer, Hippocampus tetragonous, Hippocampus tetragonus, Hippocampus villosus, Syngnathus caballus, Syngnathus tetragonous, Syngnathus tetragonus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 190mm or 7.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Panama and Venezuela. A southern form that may prove to be a separate species is known from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and questionably from Suriname. International trade is monitored through a licensing system (CITES II, since 5.15.04) and a minimum size of 10 cm applies. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2016. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyology. In: Arcana, or The Museum of Natural History v. 1, pp Unnumbered page, Pl. XLV. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up H. erectus on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. erectus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. erectus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:16.136.1475.8505 | |
| Last Update | 2024 Nov 24 16:19 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 04:53) |