Seahorse

Hippocampus
Temporal range: Lower Miocene to Present
Hippocampus sp.
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Hippocampus

Cuvier, 1816
Thorny seahorse
Camouflaged seahorses

Seahorses are a type of teleost fish. They are in the genus Hippocampus. They are called 'seahorses' because their head looks like a horse's head. There are about 32–48 species of seahorse. Seahorses live in tropical oceans.

Seahorses use camouflage to hide.[1]

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