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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