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Syngnathidae
Big-belly seahorse
Hippocampus abdominalis
Males guarding eggs beneath the tail
- Black
- Brown
- Gray
- Temperate
- Globally widespread
- Marine fish
- Other
- Medium
- Temperate fish
Black
Temperate
Other
MediumBig-belly seahorse is at home in seagrass beds and coral reefs, living there as a marine fish. It is known for males guarding eggs beneath the tail.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Hippocampus
- Maximum length
- 35 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Habitat
- Seagrass beds and coral reefs
- Body shape
- Seahorse-shaped
- Diet
- Carnivorous
- Distribution
- Warm shallow seas worldwide
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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