Hipocampo Whitei Bleeker, 1855

Nombre Cient�fico: Hipocampo whitei Bleeker, 1855

Nombre Com�n: Crowned seahorse, Sydney Sea-Horse, New Holland Sea-Horse

Previo al nombre cient�fico(Sin�nimo): Hipocampo novae-hollandiae

Viven en: Found off the coast of Australia, Madagascar, East Africa, South Africa

Habitat: Encontrados en profundidades de 1 a 46 m. still agua, esruaries, seagrass beds.

Tama�o: 6 pulgadas, 15 cm

Descripci�n/Caracter�sticas: De 16-17 anillos 11 m�s 33-34

Coloraci�n: De negro a verde-marr�n

H�bitos de reproducci�n: Monogamous, with a single male and female mating repeatedly and exclusively over the course of the reproductive season. Breeding season starts early summer. Produces a brood about every month for the next 5 months. As many as 200-250 eggs are deposited into the male's pouch. Young are born in about 21 days. Males labor for as long as two days.