H. abdominalis

Other species pages:

H. abdominalis
H. algiricus
H. angustus
H. barbouri
H. bargibanti
H. borboniensis
H. breviceps
H. camelopardalis
H. capensis
H. colemani
H. comes
H. coronatus
H. denise
H. erectus
H. fisheri
H. fuscus
H. guttulatus
H. hippocampus
H. histrix
H. ingens
H. jayakari
H. kelloggi
H. kuda
H. lichtensteinii
H. minotauri
H. mohnikei
H. procerus
H. reidi
H. sindonis
H. spinosissimus
H. subelongatus
H. trimaculatus
H. tuberculatus
H. whitei
H. zebra
H. zosterae

Location:  Australia and New Zealand

Environment:  brackish; marine ; depth range
 0 - 40 m

Climate:  Temperate.  Require 66-72 degrees. 

Availability:  Not unusual in the aquarium trade.

Physical Characteristics:  max size 32 cm (13 inches). Coronet: low, triangular wedge.  Spines: low, rounded bumps only; prominent rounded eye spines; deep body; near white to mottled yellow to variable brown; dark spots and splotches

Reproduction:  approximately 28 days.  Average brood size 300.  Fry relatively large, pelagic

Other Information:   Do not obviously pair