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Short-snouted seahorse

(Hippocampus hippocampus)

Description

The short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) is a species of seahorse in the family Syngnathidae.It is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea and parts of the North Atlantic,particularly around Italy and the Canary Islands.In 2007,colonies of the species were discovered in the River Thames around London and Southend-on-Sea.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Syngnathiformes
Family:Syngnathidae
Genus:Hippocampus
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