Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Syngnathidae (Family) Seahorses and Pipefishes
      └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
       └Hippocampus (Genus) Seahorses
        └H. erectus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159445🔗
iNaturalist ID: 54540🔗

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