Spiny Seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 924
- Most observed in
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
The spiny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix), also referred to as the thorny seahorse, is a small marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, native to the Indo-Pacific area. It is classified as a Vulnerable species by the IUCN.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Spiny seahorse”.