Great seahorse

Hippocampus kelloggi

Vulnerable Seahorse of Indo West Pacific

Great seahorse is known from Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Maximum length: 28 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Tanzania up to the Red Sea and New Caledonia; north to Japan, south to Australia.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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