Tiger snout seahorse
Tiger snout seahorse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gasterosteiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Hippocampus |
Species: | H. subelongatus |
Binomial name | |
Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873 | |
Synonyms | |
Hippocampus angustus Günther, 1870 |
The tiger snout seahorse or West Australian seahorse (Hippocampus subelongatus) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas.
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References
- Project Seahorse 2002. Hippocampus subelongatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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