Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pontoh's Pygmy Seahorse
Pontoh's Pygmy Seahorse
Scientific Name: Hippocampus pontohi
Synonyms: Hippocampus severnsi
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Hippocampinae
Category: Seahorses
Size: Up to 0.6 in. (1.6 cm)  
Depth: 20-80 ft. (6-25 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia
Note: Dark variation formerly classified as H. severnsi

Seahorses & Pipefishes
Seahorses

Pontoh's Pygmy Seahorse (Dark variation)

Longsnout Seahorse

Smooth Seahorse

Pygmy Seahorse

Pygmy Seahorse (yellow variation)

Lined Seahorse

Thorny seahorse

Pacific Seahorse

Common Seahorse



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