The dwarf seahorse is the smallest of the Syngnathidae and Hippocampus.The diet of the dwarf seahorse consists of live prey, including small crustaceans such as amphipods, shrimps, other small invertebrates and fish fry. When foraging, they sit in a position secured by their tails and wait for prey...
Warren's pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus waleananus (M. F. Gomon et Kuiter, 2009), is an animal of the genus Hippocampus in the family Syngnathidae.The genus Warren's pygmy seahorse is carnivorous, feeding on small crustaceans and giving birth to live young. The seahorse was first described in 2...
Hedgehog Seahorse is a fish of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.Hedgehog Seahorse mainly feeds on small crustaceans and other planktonic invertebrates. Hedgehog Seahorse is oviparous. During reproduction, the female uses an ovipositor to transfer the eggs to a brood pouch under the...
The Latin scientific name of the flower seahorse Hippocampus sindonis, and the English name Sindo's Seahorse comes from the name of M. Sindo, the assistant curator of fish at Stanford University, and was coined by Kuiter in 2009. The Japanese name hana tatsu literally means hana (flower or flowe...
Japanese Seahorse is called Japanese Seahorse in English. It is an animal of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.The Japanese seahorse is a warm-temperate fish that prefers to live in coastal areas with gravel bottoms. It is commonly found in seaweed patches from mid-tide to low-tide a...
Hippocampus kuda (scientific name: Hippocampus kuda), also known as Spotted Seahorse in foreign language, is an animal of Syngnathidae and genus Hippocampus.Pipe seahorses often live in coastal bays, ports and lagoons, sandy sediments in rocky coastal areas, large algae and seagrass beds, mangroves,...
Kelloggi's seahorse (scientific name: Hippocampus kelloggi), foreign name Kelloggi's seahorse, is a Syngnathidae, Hippocampus.Kelloggi's seahorse is a warm-water fish near the coast. They like to live on the seabed gravels or algae in coastal areas and inner bays, where there is little f...
Jia's seahorse, Latin name Hippocampus jayakari, is a species of Syngnathidae in the order Acanthopterygii of the class Actinopterygii.Although it looks gentle, the Chiari seahorse is a voracious carnivore that eats any animal it can swallow, mainly small crustaceans, fish and other invertebrate...
Thorny Seahorse (scientific name: Hippocampus histrix) is a member of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus. It is a warm-water fish that lives in coastal waters. It inhabits low-tide areas with clear water and lush algae in coastal bays.The spiny seahorse wraps its curled tail around Zo...
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...
Long-snout Seahorse (scientific name: Hippocampus reidi), also known as Long-snout Seahorse, Slender Seahorse, Slender seahorse, is a fish of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.Long-snout Seahorse (scientific name: Hippocampus reidi), also known as Long-snout Seahorse, Slender Seahors...
Denise's Pygmy Seahorse, also known as Denise's Pygmy Seahorse in English, is a fish of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.The Dennis pygmy seahorse was discovered in Indonesia by Sara Lourie, a graduate student at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and co-authored with Dr...
High-crowned Seahorse is an animal of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.The scientific name of the crowned seahorse, "Hippocampus coronatus", was often used as a synonym for the flower seahorse (Hippocampus sindonis) in the past. However, morphometric and genetic studies ha...
Tiger tail seahorse, Latin name Hippocampus comes, foreign name Tiger tail seahorse, is one of the species of Syngnathidae in the order Acanthopterygii of the class Actinopterygii.Tiger tail seahorses usually appear in pairs, are carnivorous, feed on small crustaceans, are nocturnal, and can be used...
Bargibant's Seahorse (scientific name: Hippocampus bargibanti), also known as Bargibant's Seahorse, Gorgonian Seahorse, Pygmy Seahorse in foreign languages, is an animal of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.Georges Bargibant, who works at an aquarium in New Riolidonia, Oceani...
The spotted seahorse (scientific name: Hippocampus trimaculatus), also known as Three-spot Seahorse, Flat-faced Seahorse, Longnose Seahorse, is an animal of the Syngnathidae family and the genus Hippocampus.The spotted seahorse has strong reproductive capacity and grows rapidly. It lives in shallow...
The Latin name of the big-bellied seahorse is c (Lesson, 1827), also known as the puffy-bellied seahorse, which is one of the species of the genus Hippocampus in the order Acanthopterygii of the class Actinopterygii and the family Syngnathidae. It is the largest of all known seahorses.The big-bellie...