Table 1. Comparison of bearing larvae size of morphological characters among species of genus Hippocampus

Species	Newly bearing of larvae size, mm (mean)	Dorsal fin rays	Pectoral fin rays	Rings trunk+tail	Authors
Hippocampus kuda	6.97–8.81 (7.12)	15–18	13–14	11+33–36	Present study
	7.00	17–18	15–18	11+34–38	Lourie et al. (1999b)
	6.66-8.01 (7.59)	16–17	10	11+36	Koh et al. (2004)
H. coronatus	11.6–15.8 (13.6)	14	12	10+39	Choi et al. 2006b
	-	14	12	10+38–40	Lourie et al. (1999b)
H. barbouri	8.82–10.3 (9.48)	17	14	11+35	Choi et al. (2006a)
H. histrix	-	15–18	17–20	11+33–34	Lourie et al. (1999b)
H. japonicus	-	16–17	12	11+39	Lourie et al. (1999b)
H. trimaculatus	-	18–22	16–19	11+38–43	Lourie et al. (1999b)
H. fuscus	7.50	-	-	-	Vincent (1990)
H. whitei	8.50	-	-	-	Vincent (1990)
H. subelongatus	11.3	-	-	-	Payne & Rippingale (2000)
H. abdomimalis	20.0	-	-	-	Young (1926)