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26 wrz 2021 · Hippocampus kuda. The estuary, yellow or spotted seahorse, is known in Bahasa Malaysia as ‘kuda laut’. It is found mostly in mangrove swamps lining estuaries and reaches between 17 and 30cm...
Hippocampus kuda | Yellow Seahorse | Kuda Laut | Photo By Profesor Dr. Mohd. Effendy Bin Abd. Wahid Wahid Seahorses are far different than the horses that we see galloping on land.
23 lip 2023 · Hippocampus kuda swims erect waving the dorsal fin but for escaping bends forward tending to the horizontal and spreads the tail to reduce friction © Ria Tan. The upper part of the head, relatively big if compared to the body, has a small crown, characteristic to the seahorses, formed by bony plates.
Hippocampus kuda can be distinguished from other seahorses by the presence of low, rounded bumps instead of the typical spines found along the body ("Project Seahorse", 2003). Spotted seahorses have a characteristically thick snout and deep head (Lourie et al., 2004).
The IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group (SPS SG) provides independent technical and scientific advice to governments and other groups to improve the conservation status of these species.
Kuda Laut Landak (Hippocampus spinosissimus) has been listed as #Vulnerable in 1996 by IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. #Seahorse
This can be achieved by understanding the current status of both H. kuda and the seagrass at the shoal. Additionally, there is currently no known strategy for conserving seahorses in Malaysia and this project provides essential baseline data to refer to for seahorse conservation in the country.
