Statements (89)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:family
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gptkbp:available_sizes |
2.5 to 35 cm
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gptkbp:behavior |
gptkb:Detective
solitary or in pairs |
gptkbp:body_style |
tubular
cylindrical or flattened |
gptkbp:breeding_season |
courtship displays
nesting sites up to 2000 eggs |
gptkbp:characteristics |
elongated bodies
bony plates instead of scales |
gptkbp:color |
gptkb:Detective
mimicry varies widely varies widely among species yellow, green, brown, and red |
gptkbp:common_name |
seahorse family
seahorses and pipefish |
gptkbp:conservation_efforts |
breeding programs
habitat restoration marine protected areas |
gptkbp:conservation_status |
varies by species
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gptkbp:cultural_significance |
used in traditional medicine
popular in aquariums symbol of love and fidelity |
gptkbp:diet |
small crustaceans
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gptkbp:distribution |
worldwide
worldwide in shallow waters |
gptkbp:egg_color |
attached to male's brood pouch
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gptkbp:family |
gptkb:Gasterosteidae
gptkb:Callionymidae gptkb:Aulostomidae |
gptkbp:fins |
dorsal fins
reduced dorsal fin |
gptkbp:first_described_by |
1824
by Carl Linnaeus |
gptkbp:fossil_record |
dating back to the Eocene
dates back to the Eocene |
gptkbp:habitat |
coral reefs
mangroves marine environments seagrass beds |
gptkbp:has_feature |
male pregnancy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Syngnathidae
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gptkbp:includes |
seahorses
pipefish leafy seadragons |
gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
elongated bodies
bony plates instead of scales |
gptkbp:is_essential_for |
in marine ecosystems
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gptkbp:is_found_in |
tropical and temperate waters
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gptkbp:larval_stage |
planktonic
settlement phase |
gptkbp:lifespan |
1 to 5 years
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gptkbp:mating_system |
courtship displays
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gptkbp:notable_species |
gptkb:Hippocampus_breviceps
gptkb:Hippocampus_hippocampus gptkb:Hippocampus_kuda gptkb:Hippocampus_reidi gptkb:Hippocampus_zebra gptkb:Syngnathus_acus gptkb:Syngnathus_floridae gptkb:Syngnathus_fuscus gptkb:Syngnathus_scovelli gptkb:Syngnathus_typhle approximately 54 Hippocampus comes |
gptkbp:number_of_stages |
benthic
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gptkbp:order |
gptkb:Syngnathiformes
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gptkbp:predators |
larger fish
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gptkbp:reproduction |
ovoviviparous
male pregnancy |
gptkbp:research_interest |
gptkb:physicist
gptkb:ecology biodiversity in evolutionary biology |
gptkbp:size |
up to 30 cm
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gptkbp:social_structure |
solitary or in pairs
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gptkbp:species |
over 300
modified gills reduced gill openings |
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships |
with algae
with algae and seagrasses |
gptkbp:threats |
pollution
habitat loss overfishing |
gptkbp:traded_on |
popular in the aquarium trade
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:mythological_figure
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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