Barbour's seahorse
Hippocampus barbouri
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A seahorse from the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, from shallow seagrass beds. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Hippocampus barbouri
- Family
- Syngnathidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Synonyms
- Hippocampus aimei, Hippocampus arnei, Hippocampus histrix, Hippocampus kuda
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
- CITES appendix
- Appendix II
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