Is Hippocampus hippocampus (Osteichthyes, Syngnathiformes, Syngnathidae) a member of the Romanian ichthyological fauna?

Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 66(1): 179-184, doi: 10.3897/travaux.66.e104882

Is Hippocampus hippocampus (Osteichthyes, Syngnathiformes, Syngnathidae) a member of the Romanian ichthyological fauna?

Alexandru Iftime^‡

‡ “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest, Romania

Corresponding author: Alexandru Iftime ( aiftime@antipa.ro )

Academic editor: Ionuț Ștefan Iorgu

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Citation: Iftime A (2023) Is Hippocampus hippocampus (Osteichthyes, Syngnathiformes, Syngnathidae) a member of the Romanian ichthyological fauna? Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 66(1): 179-184. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.66.e104882

Abstract

We present a record of Hippocampus hippocampus (the short-snouted seahorse) from a museum collection specimen, arguing that it most likely represents the first known occurrence of this species from the Romanian Black Sea waters.

Keywords

Hippocampus hippocampus, Romanian waters, first record