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Short-Snouted Seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus)
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Hippocampus hippocampus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Short-Snouted Seahorse

Also known as: Kortsnuitzeepaard, Sea Horse

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About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

0–60 m

Max size

15 cm

Diet

Variable

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Syngnathiformes

Family

Syngnathidae

Where to find it

Recorded on DIVR

Bergse Diepsluis· Netherlands

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Banded Pipefish (Micrognathus crinitus)

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Crested Pipefish (Cosmocampus brachycephalus)

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Snake Pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus)

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Whitenose Pipefish (Cosmocampus albirostris)

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