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Spotted seahorse (Hippocampus kuda)
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Spotted seahorse (Hippocampus kuda) specimen
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Syngnathidae

Spotted seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Tails gripping Sargassum twenty kilometers offshore

  • Brown
  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Globally widespread
  • Marine fish
  • Other
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Spotted seahorse is a marine fish of seagrass beds and coral reefs. It is known for tails gripping Sargassum twenty kilometers offshore.

Maximum length
17 cm
Water
Marine
Habitat
Seagrass beds and coral reefs
Body shape
Seahorse-shaped
Diet
Carnivorous
Distribution
Warm shallow seas worldwide
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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