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Big Belly Seahorse
Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827

Big Belly - coronet

Head of an unusually coloured Big Belly Seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis. Specimen photographed in 20-22m of water at the Docks, Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia. The coronet of the Big Belly Seahorse is very low compared to that of White's Seahorse.

Further reading

  1. Dawson, C.E. in Gomon, M.F, J.C.M. Glover & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. State Print, Adelaide. Pp. 992.
  2. Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-Eastern Australia. Crawford House Press. Pp. 437.
  3. Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
  4. Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and their Relatives. A Comprehensive Guide to Syngnathiformes. TMC Publishing Pp. 240.
  5. Kuiter, R.H. 2001. Revision of the Australian Seahorses of the Genus Hippocampus (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) with Descriptions of Nine New Species. Records of the Australian Museum. 53: 293-340.
  6. Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent, & H.J. Hall. 1999. Seahorses: an identification guide to the world's species and their conservation. Project Seahorse, London. Pp. 214.
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