Hippocampus nalu
Hippocampus nalu, the Sodwana pygmy seahorse,[1][2] African pygmy seahorse[1] or Honeypot seahorse[1], is a South African species of pygmy seahorse in the family Syngnathidae.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Hippocampus |
| Species: | H. nalu |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippocampus nalu Short G, Claassens L, Smith R, De Brauwer M, Hamilton H, Stat M, Harasti D, 2020 | |
Discovery
The discovery of the species, which inhabits the waters of Sodwana Bay in South Africa, was revealed by an international team of researchers in May 2020.[4] This small pygmy seahorse is the first known pygmy seahorse that lives in the water around Africa. When a diver from the region this new species was discovered gave a tip to the researchers, a team of the researchers later discovered this pygmy seahorse.[4] The team that made this discovery arrived in South Africa to look for the pygmy pipehorse.[5]
References
- Short, Graham; Claassens, Louw; Smith, Richard; De Brauwer, Maarten; Hamilton, Healy; Stat, Michael; Harasti, David (2020). "Hippocampus nalu, a new species of pygmy seahorse from South Africa, and the first record of a pygmy seahorse from the Indian Ocean (Teleostei, Syngnathidae)". ZooKeys. 934: 141–156. doi:10.3897/zookeys.934.50924. ISSN 1313-2970.
- Short, Graham; Claassens, Louw; Smith, Richard (2020-05-19). "Press Release: New Pygmy Seahorse Species South Africa" (PDF) (Press release). oceanrealmimages.com: Dr Richard Smith. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- Main, Douglas (2020-05-20). "New pygmy seahorse discovered, first of its kind in Africa". National Geographic. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- University of Leeds (2020-05-20). "Meet Africa's first pygmy seahorse species". Phys.org. Retrieved 2020-05-22.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- "pygmy seahorse". critter research.
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