Long-snouted seahorse
Hippocampus guttulatus
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A long-snouted seahorse from the northeastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, from seagrass meadows and algae. It reaches 21.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hippocampus guttulatus
- Family
- Syngnathidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Synonyms
- Hippocampus bicuspis, Hippocampus filamentosus, Hippocampus guttulatus multiannularis, Hippocampus hippocampus microcoronatus, Hippocampus hippocampus microstephanus, Hippocampus longirostris, Hippocampus ramulosus
Origin
- Native region
- Europa, África, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 21.5 cm
- Lifespan
- 6 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
- CITES appendix
- Appendix II
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