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Hippocampus
Also known as the seahorse genus, seahorse genus, sea horses, seahorse, sea horse, seahorses
A seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is any of 46 species of small marine bony fish in the genus Hippocampus. The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek (), itself from () meaning "horse" and () meaning "sea monster" or "sea animal". Having a head and neck suggestive of a horse, seahorses also feature segmented bony armour, an upright posture and a curled prehensile tail. Along with the pipefishes and seadragons (Phycodurus and Phyllopteryx) they form the family Syngnathidae.
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Hippocampus is the scientific genus name for seahorses, a group of 46 species of small marine fish named for their horse-like head and neck. These fish are notable for their segmented bony armor, upright posture, and curled tail that can grip objects, and they belong to the same family as pipefishes and seadragons.
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Species
seahorses
Hippocampus
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSyngnathiformes
- FamilySyngnathidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded55,869
Dieser Artikel behandelt die Gattung Seepferdchen. Für weitere Bedeutungen siehe Seepferd bzw. für das umgangssprachlich gleichnamige Schwimmabzeichen Frühschwimmer. Die Seepferdchen (Hippocampus[An 1]) gehören zu den Knochenfischen. Sie fallen besonders durch ihr Äußeres auf, das nur sehr wenig an andere Fische erinnert. Ihr Kopf ähnelt eher dem eines Pferdes, ihr Hinterleib einem Wurm. Gemeinsam mit den Fetzenfischen und weiteren Arten bilden sie die Familie der Seenadeln (Syngnathidae). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Merkmale 2 Verbreitung 3 Fortpflanzung 4 Systematik 4.1 Arten 4.2 „bargibanti-Artenkomplex“ 4.3 Zwerg-Nadelpferdchen 5 Seepferdchen und Menschen 5.1 Gefährdung 5.2 Mythologie 5.3 Heraldik 5.4 Bildende Kunst 6 Anmerkungen 7 Literatur 8 Einzelnachweise 9 Weblinks Merkmale Der Körper, in der Regel in vertikaler Haltung, ist von ringförmig angeordneten Knochenplatten umgeben, deren Kanten Ringe um den Körper und Leisten längs des Körpers formen. Am im Querschnitt siebeneckigen Rumpf befinden sich gewöhnlich 11, gelegentlich auch 12 bis 13, am Schwanz gewöhnlich 30 oder mehr Ringe. Die Stellen, an denen sich Ringe und Längsleisten kreuzen, sind normalerweise erhöht und bilden Tube
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25 sectionsContents
- Evolution and fossil record
- Description
- Habitat
- Feeding habits
- Reproduction
- Courtship
- Phases of courtship
- Phase 1: Initial courtship
- Phase 2: Pointing and pumping
- Phase 3: Pointing – pointing
- Phase 4: Rising and copulation
- Fertilization
- Gestation
- Birth
- Reproductive roles
- Monogamy
- Threats of extinction
- Conservation
- Aquaria
- Consumption
- Species
- Pygmy seahorses
- References
- Further reading
- External links
A seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is any of 46 species of small marine bony fish in the genus Hippocampus. The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek (), itself from () meaning "horse" and () meaning "sea monster" or "sea animal". Having a head and neck suggestive of a horse, seahorses also feature segmented bony armour, an upright posture and a curled prehensile tail. Along with the pipefishes and seadragons (Phycodurus and Phyllopteryx) they form the family Syngnathidae.
==Evolution and fossil record== Anatomical evidence, supported by molecular, physical, and genetic evidence, demonstrates that seahorses are highly modified pipefish. The fossil record of seahorses, however, is very sparse. The best known and best studied fossils are specimens of Hippocampus guttulatus (though literature more commonly refers to them under the synonym of H. ramulosus), from the Marecchia River formation of Rimini Province, Italy, dating back to the Lower Pliocene, about 3 million years ago. The earliest known seahorse fossils are of two pipefish-like species, H. sarmaticus and H. slovenicus, from the coprolitic horizon of Tunjice Hills, a middle Miocene lagerstätte in Slovenia dating back about 13 million years.