Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Smooth Seahorse
Hippocampus trimaculatus
Smooth Seahorse
Also known as: Low-Crowned Seahorse
Category: Seahorses
Scientific Name: Hippocampus trimaculatus
Synonyms: Hippocampus kampylotrachelos
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Syngnathiformes (Order)
└Syngnathidae (Family)
└Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
└Hippocampus (Genus)
└H. trimaculatus (Species)
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