Hedgehog seahorse
Hippocampus spinosissimus
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A seahorse from coastal waters from India and Sri Lanka to Taiwan and northern Australia. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Hippocampus spinosissimus
- Family
- Syngnathidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Synonyms
- Hippocampus aimei, Hippocampus alatus, Hippocampus arnei, Hippocampus histrix, Hippocampus kuda, Hippocampus queenslandicus, Hippocampus semispinosus, Hippocampus sp. 2, Hippocampus sp. 3, Hippocampus species 4, Hippocampus whitei
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 18 cm
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
- CITES appendix
- Appendix II
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