Spiny seahorse

(Hippocampus histrix)

Description

Hippocampus histrix is a ray-finned fish species from the family of pipefishes and seahorses (Syngnathidae).The scientific name of the species is validly published for the first time in 1856 by Johann Jakob Kaup.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Syngnathiformes

Family:Syngnathidae

Genus:Hippocampus

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