WoRMS taxon details
Hippocampus Rafinesque, 1810
126224 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126224)
accepted
Genus
Hippocamphus · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Species Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827
- Species Hippocampus alatus Kuiter, 2001
- Species Hippocampus algiricus Kaup, 1856
- Species Hippocampus angustus Günther, 1870
- Species Hippocampus barbouri Jordan & Richardson, 1908
- Species Hippocampus bargibanti Whitley, 1970
- Species Hippocampus borboniensis Duméril, 1870
- Species Hippocampus breviceps Peters, 1869
- Species Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi, 1854
- Species Hippocampus capensis Boulenger, 1900
- Species Hippocampus casscsio Zhang, Qin, Wang & Lin, 2016
- Species Hippocampus colemani Kuiter, 2003
- Species Hippocampus comes Cantor, 1849
- Species Hippocampus coronatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
- Species Hippocampus curvicuspis Fricke, 2004
- Species Hippocampus debelius Gomon & Kuiter, 2009
- Species Hippocampus denise Lourie & Randall, 2003
- Species Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
- Species Hippocampus fisheri Jordan & Evermann, 1903
- Species Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838
- Species Hippocampus grandiceps Kuiter, 2001
- Species Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829
- Species Hippocampus haema Han, Kim, Kai & Senou, 2017
- Species Hippocampus hendriki Kuiter, 2001
- Species Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Hippocampus histrix Kaup, 1856
- Species Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858
- Species Hippocampus japapigu Short, Smith, Motomura, Harasti & Hamilton, 2018
- Species Hippocampus jayakari Boulenger, 1900
- Species Hippocampus jugumus Kuiter, 2001
- Species Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder, 1901
- Species Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus lichtensteinii Kaup, 1856
- Species Hippocampus minotaur Gomon, 1997
- Species Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853
- Species Hippocampus montebelloensis Kuiter, 2001
- Species Hippocampus multispinus Kuiter, 2001
- Species Hippocampus nalu Short, Claassens, Smith, De Brauwer, Hamilton, Stat & Harasti, 2020
- Species Hippocampus paradoxus Foster & Gomon, 2010
- Species Hippocampus patagonicus Piacentino & Luzzatto, 2004
- Species Hippocampus planifrons Peters, 1877
- Species Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008
- Species Hippocampus pusillus Fricke, 2004
- Species Hippocampus queenslandicus Horne, 2001
- Species Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933
- Species Hippocampus satomiae Lourie & Kuiter, 2008
- Species Hippocampus semispinosus Kuiter, 2001
- Species Hippocampus sindonis Jordan & Snyder, 1901
- Species Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913
- Species Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873
- Species Hippocampus suezensis Duncker, 1940
- Species Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
- Species Hippocampus tyro Randall & Lourie, 2009
- Species Hippocampus waleananus Gomon & Kuiter, 2009
- Species Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855
- Species Hippocampus zebra Whitley, 1964
- Species Hippocampus zosterae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Species Hippocampus agnesae Fowler, 1907 accepted as Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827
- Species Hippocampus aimei Roule, 1916 accepted as Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913 (pro parte synonym: this name has been used for two different species)
- Species Hippocampus aimei Roule, 1916 accepted as Hippocampus barbouri Jordan & Richardson, 1908 (pro parte synonym: this name has been used for two different species)
- Species Hippocampus antiquorum Leach, 1814 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Hippocampus antiquus Risso, 1827 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Hippocampus arnei Roule, 1916 accepted as Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913 (misspelling, pro parte synonym: this name has been used for two different species)
- Species Hippocampus arnei Roule, 1916 accepted as Hippocampus barbouri Jordan & Richardson, 1908 (misspelling, pro parte synonym: this name has been used for two different species)
- Species Hippocampus aterrimus Jordan & Snyder, 1902 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus bicuspis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 (ambiguous synonym)
- Species Hippocampus biocellatus Kuiter, 2001 accepted as Hippocampus planifrons Peters, 1877
- Species Hippocampus bleekeri Fowler, 1907 accepted as Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827
- Species Hippocampus brachyrhynchus Duncker, 1914 accepted as Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838
- Species Hippocampus brevirostris Schinz, 1822 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Hippocampus brunneus Bean, 1906 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
- Species Hippocampus cameleopardalis Bianconi, 1854 accepted as Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi, 1854 (misspelling)
- Species Hippocampus cameleopardalus Bianconi, 1854 accepted as Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi, 1854 (misspelling)
- Species Hippocampus chinensis Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus dahli Ogilby, 1908 accepted as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
- Species Hippocampus deanei Duméril, 1861 accepted as Hippocampus algiricus Kaup, 1856
- Species Hippocampus ecuadorensis Fowler, 1922 accepted as Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858
- Species Hippocampus elongatus Castelnau, 1873 accepted as Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873
- Species Hippocampus erinaceus Günther, 1870 accepted as Hippocampus angustus Günther, 1870
- Species Hippocampus europaeus Ginsburg, 1933 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
- Species Hippocampus fascicularis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
- Species Hippocampus filamentosus Duméril, 1870 accepted as Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 (ambiguous synonym)
- Species Hippocampus graciliformis McCulloch, 1911 accepted as Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827
- Species Hippocampus gracilis Gill, 1862 accepted as Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858
- Species Hippocampus gracilissimus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Acentronura gracilissima (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Species Hippocampus heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Hippocampus hildebrandi Ginsburg, 1933 accepted as Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858
- Species Hippocampus hilonis Jordan & Evermann, 1903 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus horai Duncker, 1926 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus hudsonius DeKay, 1842 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
- Species Hippocampus hystrix Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus histrix Kaup, 1856 (misspelling)
- Species Hippocampus japonicus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853
- Species Hippocampus kampylotrachelos Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
- Species Hippocampus kaupii Duméril, 1870 accepted as Hippocampus algiricus Kaup, 1856
- Species Hippocampus kincaidi Townsend & Barbour, 1906 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
- Species Hippocampus laevicaudatus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
- Species Hippocampus lenis De Vis, 1908 accepted as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
- Species Hippocampus longirostris Schinz, 1822 accepted as Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
- Species Hippocampus manadensis Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
- Species Hippocampus mannulus Cantor, 1849 accepted as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
- Species Hippocampus marginalis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
- Species Hippocampus melanospilos Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus moluccensis Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus monckei Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853 (misspelling)
- Species Hippocampus monickei Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853 (misspelling)
- Species Hippocampus monikei Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853 (misspelling)
- Species Hippocampus natalensis von Bonde, 1923 accepted as Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838
- Species Hippocampus novaehebudorum Fowler, 1944 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus novaehollandae Steindachner, 1866 accepted as Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855 (misspelling)
- Species Hippocampus novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1866 accepted as Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855
- Species Hippocampus obscurus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838
- Species Hippocampus obscurus Ehrenberg, 1871 accepted as Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838
- Species Hippocampus obtusus Ginsburg, 1933 accepted as Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933
- Species Hippocampus pentagonus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
- Species Hippocampus poeyi Howell Rivero, 1934 accepted as Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933
- Species Hippocampus polytaenia Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus procerus Kuiter, 2001 accepted as Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855
- Species Hippocampus punctulatus Guichenot, 1853 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
- Species Hippocampus punctulatus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Hippocampus algiricus Kaup, 1856
- Species Hippocampus raji Whitley, 1955 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus ramulosus Leach, 1814 accepted as Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 (Synonym)
- Species Hippocampus regulus Ginsburg, 1933 accepted as Hippocampus zosterae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Species Hippocampus rhynchomacer Duméril, 1870 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus rosamondae Borodin, 1928 accepted as Hippocampus zosterae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Species Hippocampus severnsi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008 accepted as Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008 (synonym)
- Species Hippocampus stylifer Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
- Species Hippocampus subcoronatus Günther, 1866 accepted as Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi, 1854
- Species Hippocampus taeniops Fowler, 1904 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus taeniopterus Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus takakurae Tanaka, 1916 accepted as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
- Species Hippocampus tetragonous (Mitchill, 1814) accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
- Species Hippocampus tristis Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852
- Species Hippocampus tuberculatus Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Hippocampus breviceps Peters, 1869
- Species Hippocampus villosus Günther, 1880 accepted as Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810
- Species Hippocampus vulgaris Cloquet, 1821 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 18 [details]
page(s): 18 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Hippocampus Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126224 on 2025-05-24
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Nomenclature
original description
Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 18 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 18 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]




Language | Name | |
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English | seahorses | [details] |
German | Seepferdchen | [details] |
Italian | cavalluccio marino | [details] |
Japanese | タツノオトシゴ属 | [details] |
Lithuanian | paprastieji jūrų arkliukai | [details] |
Modern Greek (1453-) | Ιππόκαμποι | [details] |
Norwegian | sjøhester | [details] |
Polish | pławikonikikoniki morskie | [details] |
Russian | морской конек | [details] |
Slovenian | morski konjički | [details] |
Turkish | denizatı | [details] |
Ukrainian | Морський коник | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippocampus)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus FIN034522 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus FIN034523 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hippocampus)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus FIN034522 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hippocampus FIN034523 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
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