Animals sold as freshwater seahorses are usually the closely related pipefish of which a few species live in the lower reaches of rivers. After my museum discovery others became aware and lourie et al revised it in 1999 and found that roule s two freshwater seahorses were marine species h.
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Freshwater seahorses are supposedly known in the mekong river and in lake titicaca and sometimes you ll see reference to the scientific name hippocampus titicacanesis.
Is there a freshwater seahorse. Aimei is not a valid species but a synonym sometimes used for barbour s and hedgehog seahorses. The former also being found in shallow estuaries of thailand and the latter in estuaries of the mekong. Both come from the indo pacific.
But that s actually not an official scientific name. There s no type specimen and no published description. The supposed true freshwater seahorse called h.
Technically no a freshwater seahorse is a pipefish despite the rumors and the stories about freshwater species having long since gone extinct the only remaining seahorses on earth are marine fish marine here referring to the sea which is a saltwater body.
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