Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Common Seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
Common Seahorse
Also known as: Estuary Seahorse, Spotted Seahorse
Category: Seahorses
Scientific Name: Hippocampus kuda
Synonyms: Hippocampus taeniopterus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Syngnathidae (Family) Seahorses and Pipefishes
      └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
       └Hippocampus (Genus) Seahorses
        └H. kuda (Species)
WoRMS ID: 212237🔗
iNaturalist ID: 84970🔗

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