Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Syngnathiformes (Order)
└Syngnathidae (Family)
└Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
└Hippocampus (Genus)
└H. kuda (Species)
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