Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pontoh's Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus pontohi
Pontoh's Pygmy Seahorse
Category: Seahorses
Scientific Name: Hippocampus pontohi
Synonyms: Hippocampus severnsi
Size: Up to 0.6 in. (1.6 cm)  
Depth: 20-80 ft. (6-25 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia
Note: Dark variation formerly classified as H. severnsi
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Syngnathidae (Family)
      └Nerophinae (Subfamily)
       └Hippocampus (Genus)

Seahorses & Pipefishes
Seahorses

Pontoh's Pygmy Seahorse (Dark variation)

Longsnout Seahorse

Smooth Seahorse

Pygmy Seahorse

Pygmy Seahorse (yellow variation)

Lined Seahorse

Thorny seahorse

Pacific Seahorse

Common Seahorse



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