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 southeast Australia and New Zealand, and are listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Big-belly seahorse”.