| Shiho's seahorse | |
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| Hippocampus sindonis | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Hippocampus |
| Species: | H. sindonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippocampus sindonis (D. S. Jordan &Snyder, 1901) | |
Shiho's seahorse orSindo's Seahorse,[1]painted seahorse (Hippocampus sindonis) is a species offish in the familySyngnathidae. It isendemic to the Pacific coastal waters ofJapan (from Wakayama pref. to Chiba pref.).[3] This species reaches a length of ca. 8 cm.[4] It was listed by theIUCN Red List as Vulnerable in 1996 and Data Deficient in 2003, but was later reclassified as Least Concern.[1] Thespecific name honours Michitaro Sindo, who was originally fromYamaguchi and who was assistant curator of fishes atStanford University.[5]
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