Direct observation of drifting juvenile seahorse Hippocampus trimaculatus (Leach, 1814) beneath the offshore surface at Malacca Strait

By

Wong, Nur Leena
Teh, Jun Chin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-12-15

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

993--996

Subjects

dispersive mechanism , flat-faced seahorse , Migration , Southeast Asia

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/13.6.993

 

Abstract

Three drifting juvenile seahorses (100.3 mm, 89.5 mm, and 55.8 mm in height) were captured during 2 research surveys between shipping routes at Malacca Strait. All seahorse specimens were identified using morphometric data as Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814. This is the first direct observation of drifting H. trimaculatus seahorse near to the water surface, out of their reported water depth (10–100 m) and demersal habitats. This may provide evidence of translocation and long-distance dispersal of H. trimaculatus in the region.