Name

Hippocampus

long-snouted seahorse

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Syngnathiformes

Genus: Hippocampus

Habitat

Marine. Benthic. Coastal, among algae and marine phanerogams.

Feeding

Free life. Solitary. Predator of small invertebrates.

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic, Azores, Mediterranean and Black Sea

Conservation status

They are considered globally threatened by overexploitation (CITES).

Additional information

Characteristic head resembling that of a horse, with a small mouth at the end of a long, tubular muzzle and a small crown. Prehensile tail. They swim in an upright position, propelling themselves with the dorsal fin. Males incubate the clutch. It differs from H. hippocampus in that this species has a short snout and a large crown.