Flat-faced seahorse
| Flat-faced seahorse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gasterosteiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Hippocampus |
| Species: | H. trimaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hippocampus planifrons Peters, 1877 | |
The flat-faced seahorse, longnose seahorse, low-crowned seahorse, or three-spot seahorse (Hippocampus trimaculatus) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in Australia, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, French Polynesia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is shallow seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Project Seahorse 2003. Hippocampus trimaculatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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