Cape seahorse

Hippocampus capensis

Male has brood pouch under tail

Temperate
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Other
Small
Temperate fish

Cape seahorse is a marine fish of Southeast Atlantic. The species occupies estuaries and brackish water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 12.1 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Maximum length: 12.1 cm
Body shape: other
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: endemic to South Africa. Hippocampus capensis has the smallest known range of any seahorse and was the first to be assessed as threatened on the IUCN Red List, in 1994.

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