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dwarf seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae)
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Syngnathidae

dwarf seahorse

Hippocampus zosterae

Head spines meet body ridges

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Other
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

dwarf seahorse is a marine fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 5.2 cm.

Maximum length
5.2 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
other
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), Bahamas and the entire Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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