Barbour's seahorse

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Barbour's seahorse
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gasterosteiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Species: H. barbouri
Binomial name
Hippocampus barbouri
Jordan & Richardson, 1908
Synonyms
Hippocampus aimei Roule, 1916
Hippocampus histrix Kaup, 1853 [mistaken identity]

Barbour's seahorse (Hippocampus barbouri) is a type of seahorse in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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