Hippocampus fuscus
Sea Pony
As recorded: Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838
Animalia › Chordata › Syngnathiformes › Syngnathidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, L.J. McCarthy, and B.E. StanalandLinda J. McCarthy →Johnson Randall →Brock E. Stanaland →
- Date
- September 17, 1985
- Locality
- Half Moon Bay; N end; off old desalination plant pier
- Island
- Half Moon Bay
- Depth
- 8 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 17, 1985, J.E. Randall, L.J. McCarthy, and B.E. Stanaland also collected 13 other specimens.
Acanthopagrus latus
Ichthyology
Acentrogobius dayi
Ichthyology
Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis
Ichthyology
Callogobius bifasciatus
Ichthyology
Colletteichthys occidentalis
Ichthyology
Coryogalops anomolus
Ichthyology
Halichoeres stigmaticus
Ichthyology
Herklotsichthys lossei
Ichthyology
Omobranchus punctatus
Ichthyology
Siganus canaliculatus
Ichthyology
Sphyraena obtusata
Ichthyology
Valenciennea
Ichthyology
Valenciennea persica
Ichthyology
Hippocampus fuscus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-19.
2026-06-19
Mozambique
(c) MAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-01
Türkiye
(c) syl-huet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-01
Türkiye
(c) Adrien Lowenstein - Anaïs Berry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-01
Türkiye
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-26
Mozambique
(c) mayamegret, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-29
Turkey
(c) SLouisy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hippocampus fuscus. BPBM 33410. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37188386. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33410.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37188386 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026