Sodwana pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus nalu

Seahorse beneath the Indian Ocean

Tropical
Offshore
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

Hippocampus nalu, the Sodwana pygmy seahorse, African pygmy seahorse or Honeypot seahorse, is a South African species of pygmy seahorse in the family Syngnathidae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Maximum length: 2.2 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa. Probably occurring further north off East Africa in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya, and offshore to Madagascar which may be confirmed by future localised ichthyofaunal surveys.

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