Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Thorny seahorse
Thorny seahorse
Scientific Name: Hippocampus histrix
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Hippocampinae
Category: Seahorses
Also known as: Spiny Seahorse
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 30-80 ft. (10-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, French Polynesia

Seahorses & Pipefishes
Seahorses

Thorny seahorse

Common Seahorse

Pontoh's Pygmy Seahorse (Dark variation)

Smooth Seahorse

Pygmy Seahorse

Pygmy Seahorse (yellow variation)



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