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Hippocampus fisheri in life
In life — Pelagic Seahorse, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) thesmilingseahorse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BPBM 3780Ichthyology

Hippocampus fisheri

Pelagic Seahorse

As recorded: Hippocampus fisheri Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Animalia › Chordata › Syngnathiformes › Syngnathidae

Collected by
J.W. Thompson
Date
May 19, 1917
Locality
Oahu; Honolulu
Island
Oʻahu
Record type
Preserved specimen
18 Bishop specimens of Hippocampus fisheri · collected 1907–2008Species page ›

Hippocampus fisheri observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-01-13.

Hippocampus fisheri observed 2022-01-13

2022-01-13

Hawaii, US

(c) JJ Jackson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hippocampus fisheri observed 2006-10-14

2006-10-14

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Hippocampus fisheri. BPBM 3780. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37193882. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3780.

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