Syngnathidae

Hedgehog seahorse

Hippocampus spinosissimus

Eighteen Centimeters Seahorse from Indo Pacific

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• South Asia
• Other
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The hedgehog seahorse (Hippocampus spinosissimus) is a species of fish of the family Syngnathidae. It inhabits coastal waters from India and Sri Lanka to Taiwan and northern Australia. It is threatened by overfishing, as both targeted catch and bycatch.