A global revision of the Seahorses Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): Taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research
Sara A. Lourie
Riley A. Pollom
Sarah J. Foster
Zootaxa
2016
4146
1
1
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3LZNM
Piacentino & Luzzatto 2004
Piacentino & Luzzatto
2004
[151,701,388,414]
Actinopterygii
Syngnathidae
Hippocampus
Animalia
Syngnathiformes
34
35
Chordata
species
patagonicus
Synonyms.None
Distribution. Argentina, Brazil(south), Uruguay.
Holotype.MACN 8806. Paratypes: MACN 8807, 8808, 8809. Typelocality. RíoNegro, San Antonio Oueste, Bahía, Argentina. Notes.Molecular research amply supports the diagnosis of H. patagonicusas a species separate from H. erectus( Casey et al.2004; González et al.2014; Silveira et al.2014). It is 6.13% divergent from Brazilian H. erectus(648 bp, CO1, BOLD2016) which in turn is 1.29% divergent from NorthAmerican and Caribbean H. erectus.
1416636183
[199,736,602,627]
San Antonio Oueste
34
35
1
Rio Negro
holotype
1416636201
[748,947,602,627]
Argentina
Bahia
34
35
1
Bahia
holotype