Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Longsnout Seahorse
Hippocampus reidi
Longsnout Seahorse
Category: Seahorses
Scientific Name: Hippocampus reidi
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 2-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Syngnathidae (Family)
      └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
       └Hippocampus (Genus)
        └H. reidi (Species)

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