The Pacific Seahorse, Hippocampus ingens (Girard, 1858) (Syngnathiformes, Syngnathidae): a geographic range expansion of a poorly known species in Chile

By

Méndez-Abarca, Felipe
Pepe-Victoriano, Renzo
Mundaca, Enrique A.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-11-15

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1298--1302

Subjects

Atacama region , Chañaral , Chilean coast , Hipocampo

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.6.1298

 

Abstract

Two specimens of Pacific Seahorse, Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858, were captured as a bycatch in trawl fishing off the Chañaral coast, in the Atacama region of northern Chile. This finding expands its known distribution area in Chilean coastal territory by 114 km to the south, highlighting the importance of documenting its geographical range and the need for further research and sampling to gain a better understanding of the population in the area.