Barbour's seahorse
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Hippocampus histrix Kaup, 1853 [mistaken identity]
| Barbour's seahorse | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gasterosteiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Hippocampus |
| Species: | H. barbouri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippocampus barbouri Jordan & Richardson, 1908 |
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| Synonyms | |
| Hippocampus aimei Roule, 1916 | |
Barbour's seahorse (Hippocampus barbouri) is a species of seahorse. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Project Seahorse 2002. Hippocampus barbouri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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