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Hippocampus mohnikei

Bleeker, 1853


Kati Burg ID help, please. Seahorse (maybe Hippocampus mohnikei?) found in Romblon Island, Philippines at a depth of 10 meters. Size about 12 cm.

Ron Silver With back-swept, relatively smooth crown and some black and white spots, could be H. taeniopterus.

Taxonomy
Animalia (Kingdom)
  Chordata (Phylum)
    Vertebrata (Subphylum)
      Gnathostomata (Superclass)
        Pisces (Superclass)
          Actinopterygii (Class)
            Syngnathiformes (Order)
              Syngnathidae (Family)
                Hippocampinae (Subfamily)
                  Hippocampus (Genus)
                    Hippocampus mohnikei (Species)
Associated Species