Specimen A 21615 Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827

• Taxon Name

  Hippocampus abdominalis

• Author and date of publication

  Lesson, 1827

• Preferred Common name

  Bigbelly Seahorse

• Other Common Names

  Potbelly Seahorse

• Date Identified

  1996

• Identified By

  Matthew Lockett - Museum Victoria

• Number Of Specimens

  1

• Sex

  Unknown

• Specimen Nature

  Form: Dry

• Collected By

  Matthew Lockett - Museum Victoria, K Moore

• Collection Event Code

  MFG 124

• Sampling Method

  SCUBA and rotenone

• Date Visited From

  1/12/1995 10:00 AM

• Date Visited To

  1/12/1995 11:30 AM

• Depth From (m)

  10

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Vertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Ichthyology

• Collecting Areas

  Ichthyology

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Kingdom

  Animalia

• Phylum

  Chordata

• Subphylum

  Craniata

• Superclass

  Gnathostomata

• Class

  Actinopterygii

• Order

  Syngnathiformes

• Suborder

  Syngnathoidei

• Family

  Syngnathidae

• Genus

  Hippocampus

• Species Name

  abdominalis