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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Syngnathiformes (Order)
      └Syngnathidae (Family)
       └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
        └Hippocampus (Genus)
         └H. ingens (Species)

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