Seahorses and Pipefish, Part 2
47 entries in the Seahorses and Pipefish, Part 2 compendium.
Ruby seadragonThird seadragon species discovered in 150 years.Hippocampus (fish)Seahorses are upright-swimming fish with prehensile tails and male pregnancy.SeahorseSeahorses are 47 species of upright, armored fish with prehensile tails.Barbour's seahorseA vulnerable seahorse traded for medicine and aquariums.Hippocampus bargibantiA tiny seahorse that lives exclusively on gorgonian coral.Big-belly seahorseOne of the largest seahorses, found in Australia and New Zealand.Hippocampus colemaniTiny seahorse camouflaged by algae on seagrass blades.Denise's pygmy seahorseOne of the smallest seahorses, found in western Pacific gorgonians.Dwarf seahorseThe slowest-moving fish, found in seagrass beds of the Atlantic.Flat-faced seahorseA vulnerable seahorse species traded for medicine and souvenirs.Giraffe seahorseA seahorse with dark spots and a prominent spine above the eye.Great seahorseOne of the largest seahorse species, found across the Indo-Pacific.Hippocampus haemaThe most common seahorse in Korean waters, named from the Korean word for seahorse.Hedgehog seahorseA heavily traded seahorse threatened by overfishing and bycatch.Japanese seahorseA small seahorse with a planktonic youth and a long tail.Japanese pygmy seahorseA tiny seahorse with a bony ridge running down its backKnobby seahorseA small seahorse with a short snout and fleshy tendrils.Knysna seahorseA small seahorse endemic to three South African estuaries.Hippocampus kudaA widely distributed seahorse valued in traditional medicine and aquariums.Lined seahorseA monogamous seahorse with male pregnancy and independent eyes.Long-snouted seahorseA small, color-changing seahorse of the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean.Hippocampus naluFirst pygmy seahorse discovered in African waters.Narrow-bellied seahorseA monogamous seahorse found off Australia and Papua New Guinea.New Holland seahorseA small seahorse of the Southwest Pacific, threatened by habitat loss.Pacific seahorseThe only seahorse in the eastern Pacific.Hippocampus patagonicusA seahorse species ranging from Brazil to Argentina.Hippocampus pontohiOne of the smallest seahorses, found in the central Indo-Pacific.Pygmy seahorseTiny, camouflaged seahorses of the Coral Triangle.Short-snouted seahorseA small seahorse found in the Mediterranean and northeastern Atlantic.Slender seahorseA subtropical seahorse with a two-week gestation period.Hippocampus slovenicusOne of the two earliest known seahorse fossils.Spiny seahorseA spiny Indo-Pacific seahorse threatened by trade and habitat loss.Tiger tail seahorseA striped seahorse used in traditional medicine, threatened by overfishing.West African seahorseA poorly known seahorse species with a confirmed Canary Islands sighting.Duncker's pipehorseA spiny, variable-colored pipehorse endemic to eastern Australia.SyngnathusA genus of pipefish with fused jaws and a wide fossil record.Bay pipefishA pipefish that blends into eelgrass with its sinuous shape.Black-striped pipefishA pipefish relative of seahorses, found in European coastal and inland waters.Broadnosed pipefishA pipefish with a broad snout and reversed sex roles.Chain pipefishA large western Atlantic pipefish with a chain-like body pattern.Dusky pipefishMale dusky pipefish carry eggs and provide all post-zygotic care.Greater pipefishType species of Syngnathus, a seawater pipefish of the British Isles.Gulf pipefishA marine-estuarine pipefish with declining seagrass habitat.Lesser pipefishA pipefish without a head crest, found in the eastern Atlantic.Northern pipefishA northwest Atlantic pipefish with a rigid, bony body and brood pouch.Pacific seaweed pipefishA pipefish valued in Traditional Chinese medicine and found in seagrass beds.Yucatan pipefishA threatened pipefish subspecies endemic to Mexico's Laguna Makax.
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