Hippocampus tyro

(Hippocampus tyro)

Description

Hippocampus tyro is a seahorse, a fish in the family Syngnathidae. The species is only known from a single specimen caught off of the coast of the Seychelles at a depth of between 43 and 48m.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Syngnathiformes
Family:Syngnathidae
Genus:Hippocampus
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