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Queensland Seahorse
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Queensland Seahorse

Hippocampus spinosissimus

The hedgehog seahorse (Hippocampus spinosissimus) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is coral reefs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 102835.