West Australian seahorse

(Hippocampus subelongatus)

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Description

Hippocampus subelongatus is a ray-finned fish species from the family of pipefishes and seahorses (Syngnathidae).The scientific name of the species is validly published for the first time in 1873 by Castelnau. The species is on the Red List of the IUCN as Uncertain,assessment year 2002.

Taxonomic tree:

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