- Tiger snout seahorse
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Tiger snout seahorse Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gasterosteiformes Family: Syngnathidae Genus: Hippocampus Species: H. subelongatus Binomial name Hippocampus subelongatus
Castelnau, 1873Synonyms Hippocampus angustus Günther, 1870
The tiger snout seahorse or West Australian seahorse (Hippocampus subelongatus) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas.
References
- Project Seahorse 2002. Hippocampus subelongatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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