Pot-bellied Seahorse
Hippocampus abdominalis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,804
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The big-belly seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis) or pot-bellied seahorse is one of the largest seahorse species in the world, with a length of up to 35 cm (14 in), and is the largest in Australia. Seahorses are members of the family Syngnathidae, and are teleost fishes. They are found in south-eastern Australia and New Zealand, and are listed on Appendix II of CITES. They are the only species of seahorse found in New Zealand, with a habitat range spanning from the Three Kings Island in the north all the way to the Snares Islands in the south.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Big-belly seahorse”.