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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hippocampus antiquorum
Species recognized by Italy Species List and Adriatic Sea Species List
Hippocampus hippocampus
Recognized by FAO Fishery Statistics
Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus 1758)
Syngnathus hippocampus Linnaeus 1758
Gasterosteus equus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Hippocampus antiquorum
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Hippocampus antiquus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Hippocampus brevirostris
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Hippocampus europaeus
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Hippocampus hippocampus
Recognized by Flickr Group, Flickr BHL, and MADtraits
Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by Fishbase
Hippocampus vulgaris
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Syngnathus hippocampus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Syngnathus hippocampus (Linnaeus 1758) Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Gasterosteus equus Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler 1817
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hippocampus antiquorum Leach 1814
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hippocampus antiquus Risso 1827
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hippocampus brevirostris Schinz 1822
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hippocampus europaeus Ginsburg 1933
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hippocampus heptagonus Rafinesque 1810
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hippocampus pentagonus Rafinesque 1810
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hippocampus vulgaris Cloquet 1821
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Syngnathus hippocampus Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Gasterosteus equus Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler 1817
Hippocampus antiquorum Leach 1814
Hippocampus antiquus Risso 1827
Hippocampus brevirostris Schinz 1822
Hippocampus europaeus Ginsburg 1933
Hippocampus heptagonus Rafinesque 1810
Hippocampus pentagonus Rafinesque 1810
Hippocampus vulgaris Cloquet 1821
Syngnathus hippocampus Linnaeus 1758
Gasterosteus equus
Ambiguous synonym according to Fishbase
Gasterosteus equus
Synonym according to CITES
Gasterosteus equus Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler 1817
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Gasterosteus equus Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler 1817
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Hippocampus antiquorum
Synonym according to CITES
Hippocampus antiquorum Leach 1814
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Hippocampus antiquorum Leach 1814
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Hippocampus antiquus
Synonym according to CITES
Hippocampus antiquus Risso 1827
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Hippocampus antiquus Risso 1827
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Hippocampus brevirostris
Synonym according to CITES
Hippocampus brevirostris Schinz 1822
Hippocampus brevirostris Schinz 1822
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Hippocampus brevirostris Schinz 1822
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Hippocampus europaeus
Synonym according to CITES
Hippocampus europaeus Ginsburg 1933
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Hippocampus europaeus Ginsburg 1933
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Hippocampus heptagonus
Synonym according to CITES
Hippocampus heptagonus Rafinesque 1810
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Hippocampus heptagonus Rafinesque 1810
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Hippocampus pentagonus
Synonym according to CITES
Hippocampus pentagonus Rafinesque 1810
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Hippocampus pentagonus Rafinesque 1810
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Hippocampus punctulatus
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Hippocampus punctulatus
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Hippocampus rondeletii
Synonym according to CITES
Hippocampus vulgaris
Synonym according to CITES
Hippocampus vulgaris Cloquet 1821
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Hippocampus vulgaris Cloquet 1821
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Syngnathus hippocampus
Synonym according to CITES
Syngnathus hippocampus Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Syngnathus hippocampus Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

Black Seahorse
Recognized by CITES
Sea Horse preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Short-snouted Seahorse
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Sea horse
Recognized by Fishbase
Sea-horse
Recognized by Fishbase
Short snouted seahorse
Recognized by Fishbase
Short-snouted seahorse
Short Snouted Seahorse
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
seahorse
short-snouted seahorse

Albanian

Kale deti preferred
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Kali i detit turishkurtër
Recognized by Fishbase
kali i detit turishkurtër

Arabic

H'is'ân
Recognized by CITES
H'is'ân
Recognized by Fishbase
فرس البحر قصير الخطم preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Itsas zaldi muturmotz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
itsas zaldi muturmotza

Breton

marc'h hegour preferred
marc'h vor

Catalan; Valencian

cavall de mar xato preferred

Chinese

歐洲海馬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Corsican

Cavaddu di mari preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Morski konjić preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Danish

Kortsnudet søhest preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
kortsnudet søhest

Dutch; Flemish

Zeepaardje
Recognized by CITES
Kortsnuitzeepaardje preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Harilik merihobuke preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Finnish

Lyhytkuonomerihevonen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Cheval de mer
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Hippocampe à museau court
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Hippocampe
Recognized by CITES, Fishbase, and Wikidata Common Names
Hippocampe à nez court
Recognized by Fishbase
Cheval de Mer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Hippocampe à Museau Court
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
cheval marin preferred
hippocampe commum
hippocampe à museau court
hippocampe à nez court
hippocampe

German

Kurzschnäuziges Seepferdchen preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Seepferdchen
Recognized by Fishbase

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Ιππόκαμπος preferred

Hebrew

סוסון-ים ים תיכוני preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
סוסון-ים ים-תיכוני

Italian

Cavalluccio marino camuso preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Cavalluccio marino
Recognized by Fishbase
Cavaluccio marino camuso
Recognized by Fishbase
Cavaluccio marino
Recognized by Fishbase
Ippocampo
Recognized by Fishbase
cavalluccio marino

Lithuanian

europinis jūrų arkliukas preferred

Maltese

Ziemel tal-bahar halqu qasir preferred
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Ziemel tal-bahar
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Ziemel
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase

Polish

Plawikonik preferred
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Konik morski
Recognized by Fishbase
Pławikonik
Recognized by Fishbase

Portuguese

Cavalo marinho preferred
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Cavalo-marinho
Recognized by Fishbase
cavalo-marinho

Russian

Морской конек длиннорылый preferred
длиннорылый европейский морской конек

Spanish; Castilian

Caballo marino
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Cabalo de mar
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Kratkonosi morski konjièek preferred
Recognized by CITES
Caballito de mar
Recognized by Fishbase
Caballito de Mar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Caballo Marino
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Cabalo de Mar
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
caballito de mar común
kratkonosi morski konjiček

Swedish

kortnosad sjöhäst
Recognized by CITES
Kortnosad Sjöhäst
Recognized by Fishbase
Kortnosad sjöhäst preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Denizatı balığı preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Denizatı
Recognized by Fishbase
Denizaygırı balıkları
Recognized by Fishbase
deniz ati
deniz atı

Ukrainian

Морський коник звичайний preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Морський коник довгорилий
Морський коник короткорилий
Морський коник

Wolof

Beuvetane preferred
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Fassou guedj
Recognized by CITES and Fishbase
Fas u getj
Recognized by Fishbase

Arz

فرس البحر قصير الخطم preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ron

căluţ de mare preferred

Vec

Caval marino preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Acanthopterygii
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathoidei
Syngnathidae
Hippocampus

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathidae
Hippocampus

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Acanthopterygii
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathoidei
Syngnathidae
Hippocampus

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Acanthopterygii
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathoidei
Syngnathidae
Hippocampus

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathidae
Hippocampus Perry 1811

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthopterygii
Gasterosteiformes
Syngnathoidei
Syngnathidae
Hippocampinae
Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathidae
13 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Gasterosteiformes
Gasterosteidae
Gasterosteus
Gasterosteus equus (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathidae
Hippocampinae
Hippocampus
12 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathidae
Hippocampinae
Hippocampus
Hippocampus antiquus (this page)
12 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathidae
Hippocampinae
Hippocampus
12 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathidae
Hippocampinae
Hippocampus
Hippocampus vulgaris (this page)
12 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathidae
Syngnathinae
Syngnathus
56 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathidae
Hippocampinae
Hippocampus
12 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathidae
Hippocampus