Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Lined Seahorse
Hippocampus erectus
Lined Seahorse
Also known as: Spotted Seahorse
Category: Seahorses
Scientific Name: Hippocampus erectus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 1-40 ft. (0-12 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Syngnathiformes (Order)
      └Syngnathidae (Family)
       └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
        └Hippocampus (Genus)
         └H. erectus (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Seahorses

Lined Seahorse

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