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Hippocampus

Photos and informations species hippocampus in the world from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Indonesia.

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Abdominalis

photo Hippocampus abdominalis- size : 35 cm - from South west Pacific, New Zeeland, Australia (temperate-water) - click to enlarge

Alatus

photo Hippocampus alatus - size : 12 cm - from West Pacific, North Australia, New Guinea (tropical-water)- click to enlarge

Algiricus

photo Hippocampus algiricus - size : 19 cm from East Atlantic, Senegal and Angola (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Angustus

photo Hippocampus angustus - size : 10 cm from West Australia (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Arnei

photo Hippocampus arnei - size 10 cm from South Indonesia (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Barbouri

photo Hippocampus barbouri - size 15 cm from Philippines, North Indonesia sometimes Japan (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Bargibanti

photo Hippocampus bargibanti - size 2,5 cm from West Pacific, Australia, South Japan, Indonesia (tropical-water) - *It needs gorgonian Muricella - click to enlarge

Biocellatus

photo Hippocampus biocellatus - size : 11 cm from East Indian Ocean, West Australia (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Bleekeri

photo Hippocampus bleekeri - size : 10 cm from South Australia, Tasmania, North New Zeeland (temperate-water) - click to enlarge

Borboniensis

photo Hippocampus borboniensis - size : 14 cm from West Idian Océan, Maurices Islands, Reunion, East Coasts South Africa (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Breviceps

photo Hippocampus breviceps - size : 15 cm from South Coasts Australia, St-Vicent Gulf (temperate-water) - click to enlarge

Camelopardalis

photo Hippocampus camelopardalis - size : 10 cm from East Coasts North Africa (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Capensis

photo Hippocampus capensis - size : 12 cm from South Coasts South Africa (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Colemani

photo Hippocampus colemani - size : 2,3 cm from South west Pacific, Lord Howe Island, Vietnam (subtropical-water) - *It needs gorgonian - click to enlarge

Comes

photo Hippocampus comes - size : 19 cm from Malaysia, China Sea, Philippines, Singapore (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Coronatus

photo Hippocampus coronatus - size : 11 cm from Japan, Nord west Pacific (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Dahli

photo Hippocampus dahli - size : 10 cm from Queensland Coasts to Darwin (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Deanei

photo Hippocampus deanei - size : 10 cm from Tropical Coasts South Africa (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Denise

photo Hippocampus denise - size : 2,2 cm from Warm tropical waters, West Pacific (tropical-water) - *It needs gorgonian with short, fully retractile polyps- click to enlarge

Elongatus

photo Hippocampus elongatus - size : 20 cm from West Australia (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Erectus

photo Hippocampus erectus - size : 18 cm from West Atlantic, East Coasts USA, Mexico Gulf, Florida (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Fisheri

photo Hippocampus fisheri - size : 8 cm from West Pacifit, Hawaii, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Fuscus

photo Hippocampus fuscus - size : 14 cm from Read sea, Arab sea (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Grandiceps

Guttulatus

photo Hippocampus guttulatus - size : 16 cm from Mediterranean, Dark sea, East Atlantic (temperate-water) - click to enlarge

Hendriki

photo Hippocampus hendriki : size : 10 cm from Central west Pacific, Queensland, Australia (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Hippocampus

photo Hippocampus hippocampus - size : 15 cm from Mediterranean, Dark sea, East Atlantic (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Histrix

photo Hippocampus histrix - size : 17 cm from West Pacific, Japan to Indonesia, North Australia (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Ingens

photo Hippocampus ingens - size : 35 cm from West Pacific, California to Perou (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Japonicus

photo Hippocampus japonicus - size : 12 cm from South sea of Japan (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Jayakari

photo Hippocampus jayakari - size : 15 cm from Red sea, Arab sea (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Jugumus

Kampylotrachelos

photo Hippocampus kampylotrachelos - size : 22 cm from Islands South Indonesia, Sumatra to West Bali (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Kelloggi

photo Hippocampus kelloggi - size : 25 cm from South Japan, China sea possible (deep-water) - click to enlarge

Kuda

photo Hippocampus kuda - size : 30 cm from Singapore to Java, Japan Islands possible (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Lichteinsteinii

photo Hippocampus lichteinsteinii size : 4 cm from Red sea (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Minotaur

photo Hippocampus minotaur - size : 5 cm from South Australia (deep-water) - click to enlarge

Mohnikei

photo Hippocampus mohnikei - size : 16 cm from Japan, China sea, Philippines (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Moluccensis

photo Hippocampus moluccensis - size : 16 m from Indonesia (tropiical-water) - click to enlarge

Montebelloensis

photo Hippocampus montebelloensis - size 8 cm from East Indian Ocean, Monte Bello Island, Exmouth Gulf West Australia (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Multispinus

photo Hippocampus multispinus - size : 14 cm from West Central Pacific, North Australia, South New Guinea (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Planifrons

photo Hippocampus planifrons - size : 12 cm from West Australia (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Polytaenia

photo Hippocampus polytaenia - size : 9 cm from Indonesia (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Procerus

photo Hippocampus procerus - size : 11 cm from west Central Pacific, Queensland, Australia (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Queenslandicus

photo Hippocampus queenslandicus - size : 12 cm from West Central Pacific, Queensland, Australia (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Ramulosus

photo Hippocampus ramulosus - size : 8 cm from Mediterranean, Noth sea, Netherlands (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Reidi

photo Hippocampus reidi - size : 15 cm from West Atlantic, Florida , Brazil (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Semispinosus

photo Hippocampus semispinosus - size : 18 cm from West Central Pacific, Indonesia (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Sindonis

photo Hippocampus sindonis - size : 8 cm from South east Japan (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Spinosissimus

photo Hippocampus spinosissimus - size : 15 cm from South Indoniesia, North Australia (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Subelongatus

photo Hippocampus subelongatus - size : 20 cm from West Australia (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Suezensis

Taeniopterus

Takakurai

photo Hippocampus takakurai - size : 16 cm from Japan, China sea (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Trimaculatus

Tristis

Tuberculatus

photo Hippocampus tuberculatus - size : 5 cm from West Australia (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Villosus

photo Hippocampus villosus - size : 14 cm from Brazil (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Whitei

photo Hippocampus whitei - size : 13 cm from South west Pacific, Solomon Islands, Australia (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Zebra

photo Hippocampus zebra - size : 9 cm from Queensland, New Guinea (tropical-water) - click to enlarge

Zosterae

photo Hippocampus zosterae - size : 3 cm from Florida, West Atlantic, Bahamas, Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico (subtropical-water) - click to enlarge

Same family

Cousins of the great family of the syngnathidae (190 species)

Sea dragon

photo Sea dragon P. Eques - size 25-30 cm from South Australia - click to enlarge

Sea dragon

photo Sea dragon P. Taeniolatus - size : 35-45 cm from Australia, Tasmania - click to enlarge

Ringed pipefish

photo Ringed pipefish - size : 15 cm from West Pacific, Indonesia - click to enlarge

Pipefish

photo Pipefish - size : various from various areas - click to enlarge

S. paradoxus

photo S.paradoxus - size : 11 cm from West and Central Pacific, Red Sea - click to enlarge

The fresh water "seahorses", but only kind pipefishes, exist (photo and info here)

*I thank the authors of the photos for allowing me to join together all the seahorses species on this page.

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