| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Type locality of Hippocampus alatus, east coast of Cape York, Queensland (Ref. 42735); of Hippocampus queenslandicus, off John Brewer Reef, Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 128284). Occurs in northern Australia, from the Western Australia (Dampier Archipelago and off Broome), throughout the Gulf of Carpentaria (Northern Territory), to the tip of Cape York (Princess Charlotte Bay) to Southport, including Lizard Islands (Ref. 42735) Also Ref. 30915, 115213. |
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| States/Provinces | Northern Territory (native), Queensland (native), Western Australia (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html | ||