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Seahorse

Hippocampus sp

Photo by AlbertKang
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Field Notes

Description:

Seahorse is the title given to 54 species of marine fishes in the genus Hippocampus. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning "horse" and kampos meaning "sea monster"

Habitat:

Seahorses are mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the world, and live in sheltered areas such as seagrass beds, estuaries, coral reefs, or mangroves

Notes:

Lovely Seahorses Are Super Killers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCFqrojIcC0

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PublishedMay 16, 2014

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