Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

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Max Size

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

68 m

Description

Hippocampus kuda, also known as the estuary seahorse, yellow seahorse or spotted seahorse is a seahorse of the family Syngnathidae native to the Indo-Pacific. Description The yellow seahorse is a small fish that can reach a length of 17–30 cm. The body is quite large, elongated and has no spines, all bumps ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Cambodia Bali +66 more in Seabook

Colors

brown

purple

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Mud and Sand

Conservation status

(VU) Vulnerable

Poisonous

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Social Behaviour

Solitary

Danger to human

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Venomous

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