Syngnathidae

Lowcrown seahorse

Hippocampus dahli

Seahorse of Australian Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Tropical fish

Hippocampus dahli (lowcrown seahorse) is a fish species of the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to the Australian northeastern coast, from Darwin to Brisbane, where it inhabits estuarine channels and rubble or soft substrates to depths of 21 metres (69 ft). Little is known of its feeding habits, but it is likely to feed on small crustaceans such as copepods, amphipods, and gammarid, caprellid, and caridean shrimps, similar to other seahorses.