Dwarf seahorse

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Dwarf seahorse
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gasterosteiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Species: H. zosterae
Binomial name
Hippocampus zosterae
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

The dwarf seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in the Bahamas and the United States. Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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