Sea pony
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Sea pony | ||||||||||||||
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Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838 |
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Hippocampus brachyrhynchus Duncker, 1914 |
The sea pony (Hippocampus fuscus) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in Djibouti, India, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, possibly Madagascar, possibly Mauritius, possibly Réunion, and possibly South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds.
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- Project Seahorse 2003. Hippocampus fuscus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007.