Crowned seahorse
| Crowned seahorse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gasterosteiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Hippocampus |
| Species: | H. coronatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippocampus coronatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 | |
The crowned seahorse (Hippocampus coronatus) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds.
Sources
- Project Seahorse 2003. Hippocampus coronatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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