Hippocampinae
Encyclopedia
Hippocampinae is a subfamily of small marine
fish
es, which with the pipefish
form the family Syngnathidae
. It includes nearly fifty species of true seahorses plus the two species of crested pipefish. Members of Hippocampinae are found in oceans and seas around the world.
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
es, which with the pipefish
Pipefish
Pipefishes or pipe-fishes are a subfamily of small fishes, which, together with the seahorses, form the family Syngnathidae.-Anatomy:...
form the family Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes the seahorses, the pipefishes, and the weedy and leafy sea dragons. The name is derived from Greek, meaning "fused jaw" - syn meaning fused or together, and gnathus meaning jaws. This fused jaw trait is something the entire family has in common...
. It includes nearly fifty species of true seahorses plus the two species of crested pipefish. Members of Hippocampinae are found in oceans and seas around the world.
Genera
- Hippocampus — seahorses (47 species)
- HistiogamphelusHistiogamphelusHistiogamphelus is a small genus of fish with only two species.The genus Histiogamphelus belongs to the family Syngnathidae and its species are commonly called crested pipefish. This genus is similar in appearance to pipefish, but it is more closely related to seahorses. Histiogamphelus also has a...
— crested pipefish (2 species)