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Short snouted seahorse

(Hippocampus hippocampus)
🐟 Fishes Native Species
Short snouted seahorse
Species Details
Scientific Name
Hippocampus hippocampus
ORGANISM TYPE
🐟 Fishes
CATEGORY
Native Species
Common Name
Short snouted seahorse

Native

Small seahorse with 11 trunk rings and about 37 tail rings. It has a very short, slightly upturned snout, a prominent eye spine, and 16–19 dorsal-fin rays. Colour varies from brown and yellow to maroon and rust, sometimes with orange, purple, or black shades..Max length: 15 cm TL

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