词条 | Jayakar's seahorse |
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| name = Jayakar's seahorse | image = Hippocampus jayakari.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | taxon = Hippocampus jayakari | authority = Boulenger, 1900 | synonyms = }}Jayakar's seahorse (Hippocampus jayakari) is a species of coastal fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, from the Red and Arabian seas to the central coast of Pakistan.[1] It lives in seagrass beds (such as Halophila spp.), algae, soft-bottom substrates, sponges, and rocky habitats, where it can grow to lengths of {{convert|14|cm|in}}.[2] It can inhabit depths to {{convert|20|m|ft}}, though it is more commonly found at {{convert|2-3|m|ft}}.[2] It is expected to feed on small crustaceans, similar to other seahorses. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs in a brood pouch before giving birth to live young.[1] Individuals reach sexual maturity at {{convert|11|cm|in}}.[2] The specific name and the common name honours the Indian physician, linguist and ichthyologist Dr. Surgeon-Major Atmaram Sadashiv "Muscati" Jayakar (1844-1911).[3] References1. ^1 2 {{cite journal | author1 =Kuo, T.-C. | author2 = Pollom, R. | last-author-amp = yes | year = 2017 | title = Hippocampus jayakari | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2017 | page = e.T10074A54145490 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T10074A54145490.en }} {{Taxonbar|from=Q2343674}}{{Syngnathiformes-stub}}2. ^1 2 Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall, 1999. Seahorses: an identification guide to the world's species and their conservation. Project Seahorse, London. p.214 3. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.bemon.loven.gu.se/petymol.ij.html | title = Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. IJ | accessdate = 19 May 2018 | publisher = Hans G. Hansson}} 3 : Hippocampus|Fish described in 1900|Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
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