Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
Thorny seahorse
Also known as: Spiny Seahorse
Category: Seahorses
Scientific Name: Hippocampus histrix
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 30-80 ft. (10-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Syngnathidae (Family)
      └Nerophinae (Subfamily)
       └Hippocampus (Genus)

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