Hippocampus whitei New Holland Seahorse, Sydney Seahorse, Whites Seahorse

Hippocampus whitei is commonly referred to as New Holland Seahorse, Sydney Seahorse, Whites Seahorse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Hippocampus whitei
German:: Whites Seepferdchen
English:: New Holland Seahorse, Sydney Seahorse, Whites Seahorse

Category:: Seahorses

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Hippocampus (Genus) > whitei (Species)
Initial determination:: Bleeker, 1855

Occurrence:: East Coast Australia, Australia, New Guinea, New South Wales (Australia), Queensland (Australia), Solomon Islands, South Australia, South-Pazific, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 25 Meter
Size:: 3.15" - 5.12" (8cm - 13cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 75.2 °F (20°C - 24°C)
Food:: Bosmiden, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Living Food, Mysis
Tank:: 65.99 gal (~ 300L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Endangered (EN)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-11-18 13:31:12
Last edit:: 2024-05-05 16:45:54

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Hippocampus whitei are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Hippocampus whitei, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Hippocampus whitei, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Bleeker, 1855

Distribution
FishBase:
Southwest Pacific: Solomon Islands and Australia. Records from southern Mozambique and Natal, South Africa are misidentifications of Hippocampus camelopardalis. International trade is monitored through a licensing system (CITES II, since 5.15.04) and a minimum size of 10 cm applies.

Biology
In shallow, weedy inshore areas and Zostera seagrass beds; also on sponges. Also under jetties on holdfasts of kelp, and on other man-made structures such as shark nets. Diurnal and site faithful.
Ovoviviparous. The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail.
Source FishBase

Synonymised names
Hippocampus novaehollandae Steindachner, 1866 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hippocampus novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1866 · unaccepted
Hippocampus procerus Kuiter, 2001 · unaccepted

You can download the minimum requirements for keeping seahorses (in accordance with EC Regulation 338/97) from the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation as a PDF here: https://meerwasser-lexikon.de/downloads/BfN_Mindestanforderung_haltung_seepferdchen_hippocampus.pdf