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The great seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi), also known as Kellogg's seahorse is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is one of the largest of the 54 ...
Typically found in waters less than 50 m (160 ft) deep, they have been observed at depths as great as 104 m (340 ft) [8] Notably, this is the largest seahorse species in southeastern Australia, with more dorsal fin rays and tail rings than any other seahorse. [10]
A seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is any of 46 species of small marine bony fish in the genus Hippocampus. The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek hippókampos ( ἱππόκαμπος ), itself from híppos ( ἵππος ) meaning "horse" and kámpos ( κάμπος ) meaning "sea monster" [ 4 ] [ 5 ] or "sea animal". [ 6 ]
Pacific seahorses are nocturnal and known to inhabit a variety of sub-tidal habitats to a maximum depth of 60 metres (200 ft). [8] Habitats include mangroves, seagrass meadows, rocky reefs, coral reefs and sponges. [5] [8] Other common habitats are sea kelp and eelgrass. They also camouflage around the branches of gorgonians and black corals. [4]
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The long-snouted seahorse is a small-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 21.5 cm (8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), but the average size is more or less 12 cm (5 in). [5] [6] The body is slender, the snout is long and the tail is prehensile.
A pygmy seahorse found at a depth of around 32 metres (105 ft) at Tulamben near a shipwreck Pygmy seahorse found while diving Nudi's Fall, Lembeh, Indonesia The known species are these: Bargibant's pygmy seahorse ( Hippocampus bargibanti ) are always found on gorgonian corals of the genus Muricella , and live their whole adult life on a single ...
The species name paradoxus was given because the seahorse is very different from all of the other members of genus Hippocampus; the seahorse is paradoxical. [3] It is most closely related to another seahorse, H. minotaur. Like all seahorses, this species is sexually dimorphic. It is theorized that the brood pouch is attached on the ventral side ...