Australian Museum Journal A new seahorse species (Syngnathidae: Hippocampus) from the Great Barrier Reef
- Shortform:
- Horne, 2001, Rec. Aust. Mus. 53(2): 243–246
- Author(s):
- Horne, M. L.
- Year published:
- 2001
- Title:
- A new seahorse species (Syngnathidae: Hippocampus) from the Great Barrier Reef
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 53
- Issue:
- 2
- Start page:
- 243
- End page:
- 246
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.53.2001.1330
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 12 September 2001
- Cover date:
- 12 September 2001
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Digitized:
- 12 September 2001
- Available online:
- 12 September 2001
- Reference number:
- 1330
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (11kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (39kb PDF)
Abstract
A new seahorse, Hippocampus queenslandicus (family Syngnathidae) is described from northern Queensland, Australia. Diagnostic characters include meristics: 15-18 dorsal-fin rays, 16-17 pectoral-fin rays, 10-11 trunk rings, 34-36 tail rings, and the presence of body and tail spines, as well as a moderately low coronet with five distinct spines.