Short-snouted seahorse

Taxobox

name = Short-Snouted seahorse


status = DD
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Gasterosteiformes
familia = Syngnathidae
genus = "Hippocampus"
species = "H. hippocamus"
binomial = "Hippocampus Hippocampus"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1758
synonyms =

The short-snouted seahorse, "Hippocampus hippocampus", is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is endemic to the Mediterranean and parts of the North Atlantic, particularly around Italy and the Canary Islands. Colonies of the species have recently been discovered in the River Thames around London and Southend-on-Sea. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7333980.stm Rare seahorses breeding in Thames] BBC News, 7 April 2007]

Their preferred habitat is shallow muddy waters, estuaries or seagrass beds.

Protection

In the United Kingdom they are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

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