Bastard seahorse

The Bastard seahorse lives in the reef-associated, marine environment.

bastard seahorse); Cephaloscyllium umbratile (30cm juvenile balloon or swell shark, often found in Japan but uncommon in the Indochina Sea); sting rays; dragonets; and a number of nudibranchs: Bornella stellifer, Pteraeolidia ianthina, Thecacera pennigera, and various Chromodoris. More

bastard seahorse (タツノイトコ) #1790 by Nemo's great uncle.タツノイトコ(tatsu no itoko) = "bastard seahorse" (Acentronura gracilissima) To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. More

Common names

Bastard seahorse in English
Graceful pipehorse in English
Tatsunoitoko in Japanese (日本語)
細尾海馬 in Mandarin Chinese
细尾海马 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Syngnathiformes
Family : Syngnathidae
Genus : Acentronura
Species : Acentronura gracilissima
Authority : Temminck & Schlegel,1850