Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-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: Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Great Barrier Reef
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. bargibanti (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275187🔗
iNaturalist ID: 102812🔗

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