Location: Blue Heron Bridge, Florida
Florent's Guide To The
South Florida Reefs
Lined Seahorse
Hippocampus erectus
Lined Seahorse
Also known as: Spotted Seahorse
Category: Seahorses
Scientific Name: Hippocampus erectus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)
Depth: 1-40 ft. (0-12 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Syngnathiformes (Order)
└Syngnathidae (Family)
└Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
└Hippocampus (Genus)
└H. erectus (Species)
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