Animal Profile IUCN: LC

Short-snouted Seahorse

Short-snouted Seahorse,Hippocampus hippocampus

European seahorse, also known as Short-snouted Seahorse, is a member of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.Most European seahorses live in algae in shallow coastal waters. They can spend the winter in deeper waters. They mainly feed on small prey and organic debris. Their mimicry allo

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Scientific Name Short-snouted Seahorse,Hippocampus hippocampus

Length 7-13CM

Weight About 10g

Lifespan 3-5years

IUCN Status LC

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European seahorse, also known as Short-snouted Seahorse, is a member of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.

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Most European seahorses live in algae in shallow coastal waters. They can spend the winter in deeper waters. They mainly feed on small prey and organic debris. Their mimicry allows them to hide in algae without being discovered.

Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN 2017 ver 3.1) - Data Deficient (DD).

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Profile Details

Key characteristics, appearance, and habitat information.

Traits & Behavior

Usually brown, orange, purple or black, with a narrow crown and low spines

Appearance

Adult European seahorses are 7.0-13.0 cm long. Snout is about 2.8-3.4 cm long, very short, usually less than 1/3 of the head length. Body rings 11+37 (35-38), dorsal fin 16-19, covering 2+1 body rings; pectoral fins 13-15. The crest is narrow, ridge-like, and fused to the nape, or wedge-shaped (narrow in front, wider and taller dorsally). Some specimens have very large horned crests (especially those from western Africa). The spines are low. Generally brown, orange, purple or black, sometimes with very small white spots.

Distribution & Habitat

The European seahorse is found in shallow coastal waters of the northeastern Atlantic, from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to Senegal, including the Mediterranean and coastal waters of the Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands.
Existing: Algeria, France, Greece, Guinea, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Senegal, Spain (mainland Spain), United Kingdom.
Existing and uncertain origin: Montenegro.
Possibly present and uncertain origin: Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (Canary Islands), Tunisia, Turkey, Western Sahara.

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