Bastard seahorse
📖 Overview
Found among seaweed and near the base of red algae on shallow rocky reefs . Ovoviviparous . The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 16. Rings: 13+44-46.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bastard seahorse is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Bastard seahorse is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated. Temperate central and western Indian Ocean.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | DEGUS · Octodonts · Octodonts and Degus · ROCK RATS CORURO · VISCACHA RATS · Vizcacha Rats · coruro · rock rats |
| 🌍CES | osmákovití |
| 🇩🇪German | Trugratten |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | degut |
| 🇫🇷French | Octodons · Octodontidés |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | デグー科 |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Schijnratten |
| 🌍NOB | Buskrotter · Trompetrottefamilien · Trompetrotter |
| 🇵🇱Polish | koszatniczkowate |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Восьмизубовые |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Degus y parientes · Octodóntidos |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 八齒鼠科 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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