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Shorthead seahorse (Hippocampus breviceps)
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Shorthead seahorse (Hippocampus breviceps) specimen
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Syngnathidae

Shorthead seahorse

Hippocampus breviceps

Seahorse beneath Indo Pacific

  • Temperate
  • Local endemic species
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Other
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Shorthead seahorse is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 15 cm.

Maximum length
15 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
other
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: endemic to south west Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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