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Long-Snouted Seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus)
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Hippocampus guttulatus

Cuvier, 1829

Long-Snouted Seahorse

Also known as: Seahorse, Maned Seahorse

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About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

0–30 m

Max size

21.5 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Syngnathiformes

Family

Syngnathidae

Where to find it

common

Gibraltar

occasional

Spain (Galicia)

Other species in Syngnathidae

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Pugnose Pipefish (Bryx dunckeri)

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Banded Pipefish (Micrognathus crinitus)

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Banded Pipefish

Crested Pipefish (Cosmocampus brachycephalus)

Cosmocampus brachycephalus

Crested Pipefish

Snake Pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus)

Entelurus aequoreus

Snake Pipefish

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