Hippocampus fisheri

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SYNGNATHIFORMES	SYNGNATHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Hippocampus fisheri

Species Authority:

Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Common Name/s:

English

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Fisher's Seahorse

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2002
Assessor/s	Project Seahorse
Evaluator/s:	Vincent, A.C.J., Marsden, D. & Lafrance, P. (Syngnathid Red List Authority)
Justification: There are no appropriate data on biology, ecology, habitat, abundance, or distribution available to assess the status of this species. Further research is required.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	H. fisheri is known from Hawaii. A single specimen from Lord Howe Island, Australia is tentatively assigned to this species, although further specimens need to be seen to confirm its occurrence there (Lourie et al. 1999). Similarly, further specimens from New Caledonia need to be examined to confirm the species' occurrence in that region.
Countries:	Native: United States (Hawaiian Is.) Presence uncertain: Australia (Lord Howe I.); New Caledonia
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – eastern central Presence uncertain: Pacific – western central

Population [top]

Population Trend:	Unknown

Population Trend:

Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Habitat preferences for this species are currently unknown. This species may be particularly susceptible to decline. All seahorse species have vital parental care, and many species studied to date have high site fidelity (Perante et al. 2002, Vincent et al. in review), highly structured social behaviour (Vincent and Sadler 1995), and relatively sparse distributions (Lourie et al. 1999). The importance of life history parameters in determining response to exploitation has been demonstrated for a number of species (Jennings et al. 1998).
Systems:	Marine

Habitat and Ecology:

Habitat preferences for this species are currently unknown. This species may be particularly susceptible to decline. All seahorse species have vital parental care, and many species studied to date have high site fidelity (Perante et al. 2002, Vincent et al. in review), highly structured social behaviour (Vincent and Sadler 1995), and relatively sparse distributions (Lourie et al. 1999). The importance of life history parameters in determining response to exploitation has been demonstrated for a number of species (Jennings et al. 1998).

Systems:

Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Current threats to the species are unknown. The species may be particularly susceptible to decline. All seahorse species have vital parental care, and many species studied to date have high site fidelity (Perante et al. in review, Vincent et al. in review), highly structured social behaviour (Vincent and Sadler 1995), and relatively sparse distributions (Lourie et al. 1999). The importance of life history parameters in determining response to exploitation has been demonstrated for a number of species (Jennings et al. 1998).

Major Threat(s):

Current threats to the species are unknown. The species may be particularly susceptible to decline. All seahorse species have vital parental care, and many species studied to date have high site fidelity (Perante et al. in review, Vincent et al. in review), highly structured social behaviour (Vincent and Sadler 1995), and relatively sparse distributions (Lourie et al. 1999). The importance of life history parameters in determining response to exploitation has been demonstrated for a number of species (Jennings et al. 1998).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	As of 1998, all syngnathids caught in Australian waters require export permits. Further research is needed on this species.

Conservation Actions:

As of 1998, all syngnathids caught in Australian waters require export permits. Further research is needed on this species.

Citation:	Project Seahorse 2002. Hippocampus fisheri. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010.
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