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A seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is any of 46 species of small marine bony fish in the genus Hippocampus. "Hippocampus" 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]
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.
Hippocampus kuda is a species of seahorse, also known as the common seahorse, estuary seahorse, yellow seahorse or spotted seahorse. The common name sea pony has been used for populations formerly treated as the separate species Hippocampus fuscus , now a synonym of H. kuda .
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 species of seahorse. It is one of the largest of the 54 species of seahorse.
The lined seahorse is a diurnal species that ranges in length from 12 cm to 17 cm; the maximum length reported for the species is 19 cm. The seahorse is sexually dimorphic, meaning there are distinct differences in appearances of males and females; most notably the brood pouch located on the male's abdomen which it utilized in reproduction.
Species: H. procerus ... Hippocampus procerus. Kuiter, 2001. Hippocampus procerus, the high-crown seahorse, is a synonym of ... Wikipedia® is a registered trademark ...
The dwarf seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) is a species of seahorse found in the subtidal aquatic beds of the Bahamas and parts of the United States. It is threatened by habitat loss . According to Guinness World Records , it is the slowest-moving fish, with a top speed of about 5 feet (1.5 m) per hour.
The short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) is a species of seahorse in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea and parts of the North Atlantic, particularly around Italy and the Canary Islands. In 2007, colonies of the species were discovered in the River Thames around London and Southend-on-Sea. [4]