Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus 1758)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 112

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scientific name	Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus 1758)
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Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Shortsnouted seahorse

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 15); subsequently recorded as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 62); as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 113–114). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM (as H. europaeus View in CoL and H. hippocampus View in CoL ).

Distribution. North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Senegal.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (DD: 15 March 2017); Med. (NT: 8 March 2016). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Significant decline in the last two decades. Medium priority for conservation action.