| General |
| Name: |
Matt Pedersen ( mPedersen
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| Status: |
Completed |
| Date: |
06/17/2014
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| Classification Type: |
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| Species: |
Hippocampus bargibanti
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| Suggested Class: |
B |
| Common Name(s): |
Bargibant's Seahorse, Pygmy Seahorse
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| Species Synonyms: |
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| Fish/Invert/Culture: |
F
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| Spawn Mode: |
Demersal
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| Fish Base Link: |
http://fishbase.org/summary/Hippocampus-bargibanti.html
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| Breeding Success: |
True |
| Success References: |
http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2014/06/17/steinhart-team-breeds-rare-bargibanti-pygmy-seahorse-for-the-first-time/
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| Journal: |
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| If Challenging Existing Classification |
| Reasons Species Should be Reclassified: |
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| If Requesting New Classification |
| Research or Links to information on Species: |
Species first by Richard Ross and Matt Wandell at the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences. Per Wandell and Ross, this species has an 18 day pelagic phase before hitching. |