Syngnathidae

Tyro Seahorse

Hippocampus tyro

Pygmy seahorse clinging to Seychelles macroalgae branches

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• Other
• Small
• Tropical fish

Hippocampus tyro is a seahorse, a fish in the family Syngnathidae. The species is only known from a single specimen caught off of the coast of the Seychelles at a depth of between 43 and 48m and another photographed near the coast of Sainte-Rose, Réunion. The hippocampus tyro is unlike other seahorses of its class, because it has 14 trunk rings where as others have a range of 8-13.