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Seahorses of the World

A guide to the 47 species of Seahorses of the World

Pot-bellied Seahorse
Hippocampus abdominalis
Winged Seahorse
Hippocampus alatus
West African Seahorse 1
Hippocampus algiricus
Narrow-bellied Seahorse
Hippocampus angustus
Barbour's Seahorse 2
Hippocampus barbouri
Bargibant's Seahorse 3
Hippocampus bargibanti
False‐eyed Seahorse
Hippocampus biocellatus
Réunion Seahorse 4
Hippocampus borboniensis
Short-snouted Seahorse 5
Hippocampus breviceps
Giraffe Seahorse 6
Hippocampus camelopardalis
Knysna Seahorse 7
Hippocampus capensis
Coleman's Pygmy Seahorse 8
Hippocampus colemani
Tiger Tail Seahorse 9
Hippocampus comes
Crowned Seahorse 10
Hippocampus coronatus
Softcoral Seahorse
Hippocampus debelius
Denise's Pygmy Seahorse 3
Hippocampus denise
Northern Seahorse 11
Hippocampus erectus
Fisher's Seahorse 12
Hippocampus fisheri
Sea Pony
Hippocampus fuscus
Long-snouted Seahorse 13
Hippocampus guttulatus
Short-snouted Seahorse 14
Hippocampus hippocampus
Spiny Seahorse 15
Hippocampus histrix
Giant Seahorse 12
Hippocampus ingens
Jayakar's Seahorse 16
Hippocampus jayakari
Collared Seahorse
Hippocampus jugumus
Great Seahorse 17
Hippocampus kelloggi
Common Sea Horse 18
Hippocampus kuda
Lichtenstein's Seahorse
Hippocampus lichtensteinii
Bullneck Seahorse
Hippocampus minotaur
Japanese Seahorse 12
Hippocampus mohnikei
Monte Bello Seahorse
Hippocampus montebelloensis
Hippocampus patagonicus 19
Hippocampus pontohi 20
High‐crown Seahorse
Hippocampus procerus
Dwarf Thorny Seahorse
Hippocampus pusillus
Longsnout Seahorse 21
Hippocampus reidi
Hippocampus satomiae 22
Hippocampus severnsi 23
Shiho's Seahorse 24
Hippocampus sindonis
Hedgehog Seahorse 25
Hippocampus spinosissimus
West Australian Seahorse 26
Hippocampus subelongatus
Three-spot Seahorse 17
Hippocampus trimaculatus
Hippocampus tyro
Hippocampus waleananus
New Holland Seahorse 27
Hippocampus whitei
Zebra Seahorse 28
Hippocampus zebra
Dwarf Seahorse 29
Hippocampus zosterae

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