New Holland seahorse | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gasterosteiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Hippocampus |
Species: | H. whitei |
Binomial name | |
Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855 |
The New Holland seahorse, Sydney seahorse, or White's seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in Australia and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds .