Hedgehog seahorse

The hedgehog seahorse is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family.

The Hedgehog seahorse lives in the reef-associated, non-migratory, brackish, marine, depth range - 70 m environment.

The hedgehog seahorse (Hippocampus spinosissimus) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is coral reefs. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

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Thousands of hedgehog seahorses (Hippocampus spinosissimus) have been born and well over a thousand have survived and are thriving, says the institute’s Ho Thi Hoa. More

Common names

Cá Ng?a in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Ngựa in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Hedgehog seahorse in English
Hippocampus spinosissimus in Catalan (Català)
spiny seahorse in English
spiny seahorse in Unknown
棘海馬 in Mandarin Chinese
棘海马 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Syngnathiformes
Family : Syngnathidae
Genus : Hippocampus
Species : Hippocampus spinosissimus
Authority : Weber, 1913