Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pacific Seahorse
Hippocampus ingens
Pacific Seahorse
Category: Seahorses
Scientific Name: Hippocampus ingens
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru, Gulf of California
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. ingens (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275197🔗
iNaturalist ID: 102824🔗

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