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Jayakar's seahorse

(Hippocampus jayakari)

Description

Hippocampus jayakari is a ray-finned fish species from the family of pipefishes and seahorses (Syngnathidae).The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1900 by Boulenger.The species is on the Red List of the IUCN as Uncertain,year of assessment 2003.

Taxonomic tree:

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