Long-snouted seahorse
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| Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 |
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| Hippocampus longirostris Schinz, 1822
Hippocampus ramulosus Leach in Shaw & Nodder, 1814
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The long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Morocco, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and possibly Senegal. Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Project Seahorse 2003. Hippocampus guttulatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007.
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