Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti
Pygmy Seahorse
Category: Seahorses
Scientific Name: Hippocampus bargibanti
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)  
Depth: 35-130 ft. (12-40 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Syngnathiformes (Order)
      └Syngnathidae (Family)
       └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
        └Hippocampus (Genus)
         └H. bargibanti (Species)

Seahorses & Pipefishes
Seahorses

Pygmy Seahorse

Pygmy Seahorse (yellow variation)

Thorny seahorse

Common Seahorse

Pontoh's Pygmy Seahorse (Dark variation)

Smooth Seahorse



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