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Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Seabook: Common Seahorse

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Max Weight

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

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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