Hedgehog seahorse
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Hedgehog seahorse
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gasterosteiformes Family: Syngnathidae Genus: Hippocampus Species: H. spinosissimus
Binomial name
Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913
Synonyms
Hippocampus aimei Roule, 1916

The hedgehog seahorse (Hippocampus spinosissimus) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is coral reefs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Source

• Project Seahorse 2003. Hippocampus spinosissimus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007.

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