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Syngnathidae
thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
Vulnerable Seahorse in the Record
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Oceania
- Other
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Marine fish
Africa
Other
Mediumthorny seahorse is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 17 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Hippocampus
- Maximum length
- 17 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- other
- Distribution
- Indo-Pacific: South Africa to French Polynesia; north to Japan, south to Australia. Not in the Red Sea.
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Family
Conservation status
