Hippocampus capensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SYNGNATHIFORMES	SYNGNATHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Hippocampus capensis

Species Authority:

Boulenger, 1900

Common Name/s:

English

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Knysna Seahorse, Cape Seahorse

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1+2c+3d ver 2.3

Year Published:

2000

Assessor/s:

Lockyear, J.

Reviewer/s:

Justification:
H. capensis has a restricted and fragmented distribution, only occurring in a few estuaries. The small area of occupancy suggests the occurrence of extreme fluctuations in the number of mature individuals. There is continuing decline in the quality of the habitat due to development.

History:

1996	–	Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994	–	Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Vulnerable (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: South Africa
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Atlantic – southeast
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:	Marine

Systems:

Marine

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is listed on CITES Appendix II.

Conservation Actions:

This species is listed on CITES Appendix II.

Bibliography [top]

	Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (eds). 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1988. 1988 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Lockyear, J. 1999. Proposal to change the IUCN Red Listing of Hippocampus capensis Boulenger, 1900. Knysna.

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (eds). 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1988. 1988 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Lockyear, J. 1999. Proposal to change the IUCN Red Listing of Hippocampus capensis Boulenger, 1900. Knysna.

Citation:	Lockyear, J. 2000. Hippocampus capensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 16 May 2012.
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