White's seahorse

(Hippocampus whitei)

Description

The New Holland seahorse,Sydney seahorse,or White's seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae.It is found in Australia and the Solomon Islands.Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Syngnathiformes

Family:Syngnathidae

Genus:Hippocampus

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