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Hippocampus borboniensis
Réunion Seahorse
As recorded: Hippocampus borboniensis Duméril, 1870
Animalia › Chordata › Syngnathiformes › Syngnathidae
- Collected by
- D. Pelicier
- Date
- September 1, 1973
- Locality
- Mauritius
- Island
- Mauritius
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1973, D. Pelicier also collected 5 other specimens.
Hippocampus borboniensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-11.
2025-11-11
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2024-10-07
Inhambane, MZ
(c) Julian Gums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-07
Inhambane, MZ
(c) Julian Gums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-07
Inhambane, MZ
(c) Julian Gums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-07
Inhambane, MZ
(c) Julian Gums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-09
Tanzania
(c) Anne Laudisoit, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hippocampus borboniensis. BPBM 20017. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37187490. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20017.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37187490 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026