Jayakar's seahorse

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Jayakar's seahorse
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gasterosteiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Species: H. jayakari
Binomial name
Hippocampus jayakari
Boulenger, 1900

Jayakar's seahorse (Hippocampus jayakari) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in the oceans surrounding Israel, Oman, and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds.

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