Short-snouted seahorse

Short-snouted seahorse
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Species:
H. hippocampus
Binomial name
Hippocampus hippocampus
Synonyms[3]
  • Syngnathus hippocampus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Hippocampus antiquorum Leach, in Leach & Nodder, 1814
  • Hippocampus antiquus Risso, 1827
  • Hippocampus brevirostris Schinz, 1822
  • Hippocampus europaeus Ginsburg, 1933
  • Hippocampus heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Hippocampus pentagonus Ginsburg, 1937
  • Hippocampus vulgaris Cloquet, 1821

The short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) is a species of seahorse in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea and parts of the North Atlantic, particularly around Italy and the Canary Islands. In 2007, colonies of the species were discovered in the River Thames around London and Southend-on-Sea.[4]

Their preferred habitat is shallow muddy waters, estuaries, or seagrass beds.[4]

  1. ^ Woodall, L. (2017). "Hippocampus hippocampus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T10069A67618259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T10069A67618259.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "Taxon: Hippocampus hippocampus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - short-snouted seahorse". The Taxonomicon. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Rare seahorses breeding in Thames". BBC News. 2007-04-07.