All species - Project Seahorse (2024)

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Other common names: Pot-bellied seahorse

Range: Australia & New Zealand

Size: up to 35 cm (13.8 in)

Red List status: Least Concern

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Range: West Africa

Size: up to 19 cm (7.5 in)

Red List status: Vulnerable

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Other common names: western Australian seahorse, western spiny seahorse

Range: Northern Australia

Size: up to 16 cm (6.3 in)

Red List status: Least Concern

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Range: Indo-Pacific

Size: up to 15 cm (5.9 in)

Red List status: Vulnerable

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All species - Project Seahorse (5)

Range: Indo-Pacific

Size: Up to 2.4 – 2.7 cm (0.9 – 1.1 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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Other common names: knobby seahorse, short-headed seahorse, short-snouted seahorse

Range: Southern Australia

Size: up to 10 cm (3.9 in)

Red List status: Least Concern

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All species - Project Seahorse (7)

Range: Western Indian Ocean

Size: up to 10 cm (3.9 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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Other common name: Cape seahorse

Range: Southern Africa

Size: up to 12 cm (4.7 in)

Red List status: Endangered

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Range: China

Size: up to 13.3 cm (5.2 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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All species - Project Seahorse (9)

Range: Indo-Pacific

Size: up to 2.6 cm (1 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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All species - Project Seahorse (10)

Range: Southeast Asia

Size: up to 18.7 cm (7.4 in)

Red List status: Vulnerable

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Other common name: high-crowned seahorse

Range: Japan & South Korea

Size: up to 12.7 cm (8.7 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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Range: Northern & Eastern Australia

Size: up to 22 cm (8.7 in)

Red List status: Least Concern

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Range: Red Sea

Size: up to 2.4 cm (0.9 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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All species - Project Seahorse (12)

Range: Indo-Pacific

Size: up to 2.1 – 2.4 cm (0.8 – 0.9 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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All species - Project Seahorse (13)

Other common names: northern seahorse, spotted seahorse

Range: Western Atlantic

Size: up to 19 cm (7.5 in)

Red List status: Vulnerable

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Other common name: Hawaiian seahorse

Range: Pacific (Hawaii)

Size: up to 8 cm (3.1 in)

Red List status: Least Concern

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Other common name: spiny seahorse

Range: Europe & Mediterranean

Size: up to 18 cm (7.1 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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All species - Project Seahorse (15)

Range: Korea & Japan

Size: up to 11.4 cm (4.5 in)

Red List status: Not Evaluated

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All species - Project Seahorse (16)

Range: Mediterranean, W. Atlantic

Size: up to 15 cm (5.9 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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All species - Project Seahorse (17)

Other common name: spiny seahorse

Range: W. Indian Ocean to Central Pacific

Size: up to 17 cm (6.7 in)

Red List status: Vulnerable

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Other common name: giant seahorse

Range: California to Peru (Pacific Ocean)

Size: up to 31 cm (12.2 in)

Red List status: Vulnerable

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All species - Project Seahorse (19)

Other common name: Japanese pygmy seahorse

Range: Japan

Size: up to 1.6 cm (0.6 in)

Red List status: Not Evaluated

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All species - Project Seahorse (20)

Range: Red Sea to Pakistan

Size: up to 14 cm (5.5 in)

Red List status: Least Concern

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Range: Australia

Size: up to 4.4 cm (1.7 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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All species - Project Seahorse (21)

Other common name: Kellogg’s seahorse

Range: Indo-Pacific to E. Africa to China & Australia

Size: up to 28 cm (11 in)

Red List status:Vulnerable

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All species - Project Seahorse (22)

Other common names: common seahorse, estuary seahorse, yellow seahorse, spotted seahorse

Range: Indo-Pacific to E. Africa to China & Australia

Size: up to 17 cm (6.7 in)

Red List status:Vulnerable

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Range: S. Australia

Size: up to 5 cm (2 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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All species - Project Seahorse (23)

Other common name:lemur-tail seahorse

Range: Japan & Korea to Thailand

Size: up to 8 cm (3.2 in)

Red List status:Vulnerable

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All species - Project Seahorse (24)

Range: South Africa

Size: up to 2.2 cm (0.9 in)

Red List status: Not Evaluated

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Range: Indo-Pacific to E. Africa to China & Australia

Size: up to 6.5 cm (2.6 in)

Red List status: Data deficient

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All species - Project Seahorse (25)

Range: Brazil to Argentina

Size: up to 10.3 cm (4.1 in)

Red List status: Vulnerable

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Range: Australia

Size: up to 22 cm (8.7 in)

Red List status: Least Concern

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All species - Project Seahorse (26)

Other common name: Pontoh’s pygmy seahorse

Range: Indo-Pacific

Size: up to 1.7 cm (0.7 in)

Red List status: Least Concern

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Other common name: dwarf thorny seahorse

Range: New Caledonia

Red List status: Data Deficient

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All species - Project Seahorse (27)

Other common name: longsnout seahorse

Range: North Carolina (USA) to Brazil

Size: up to 17.5 cm (6.9 in)

Red List status: Near Threatened

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All species - Project Seahorse (28)

Other common name: Satomi’s pygmy seahorse

Range: Indo-Pacific

Size: up to 1.4 cm (0.6 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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Other common names: Shiho’s seahorse, painted seahorse

Range: Japan

Size: up to 8 cm (3.2 in)

Red List status: Least Concern

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All species - Project Seahorse (30)

Other common name: Queensland seahorse

Range: Indo-Pacific

Size: up to 17.2 cm (6.8 in)

Red List status:Vulnerable

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All species - Project Seahorse (31)

Range: W. Australia

Size: up to 20 cm (7.9 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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All species - Project Seahorse (32)

Other common names: flat-faced seahorse, longnose seahorse, low-crowned seahorse

Range: Indo-Pacific

Size: up to 17 cm (6.7 in)

Red List status:Vulnerable

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Range: Seychelles

Size: up to 6.1 cm (2.4 in)

Red List status: Data Deficient

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All species - Project Seahorse (33)

Other common name: Walea pygmy seahorse

Range: Indonesia

Size: up to 1.8 cm (0.7 in)

Red List status: Not Evaluated

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All species - Project Seahorse (34)

Other common names: New Holland seahorse, Sydney seahorse

Range: Solomon Islands, E. Australia

Size: up to 13 cm (5.1 in)

Red List status: Endangered

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All species - Project Seahorse (35)

Range: Australia

Red List status: Data Deficient

Size: up to 9.4 cm (3.7 in)

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All species - Project Seahorse (36)

Range: Gulf of Mexico

Size: up to 2.5 cm (1 in)

Red List status: Least Concern

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FAQs

Are there 47 species of seahorses? ›

Seahorse: any of the species of small marine fish in the genus Hippocampus. There are at least 47 different species of seahorses.

How many species of seahorse are there? ›

Currently, we recognize 46 species of seahorse. Browse the list to learn more about these fabulous fish.

What is the rarest type of seahorse? ›

Knysna seahorse. The Knysna seahorse is the worlds most elusive and endangered seahorse.

Can you mix seahorse species? ›

It is NOT Recommended to Mix Seahorse Species

Seahorses from different areas of the world carry different micro fauna (bacteria, ect). Seahorses can have immunity to these and when introduced to another species which has not been previously exposed and with no immunity it can cause stress on the immune system.

Do pink seahorses exist? ›

Walea soft coral pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus waleananus) lives on and around soft coral. The soft coral have fat stems and this seahorse has a correspondingly long tail. They vary from pale pink to yellow.

Will seahorses go extinct? ›

The 300 or so species often have limited ranges in coastal regions and freshwater lakes and rivers around the world, and many require specialized habitats, making them susceptible to disturbance. As a result, researchers found, at least 6% of these species and up to 38% are threatened and at some risk of extinction.

Do seahorses have 2 genders? ›

Seahorses are not one of those animals who change their sex. The female lays the eggs and the male carries the fertilized eggs on his back. They remain male and female.

Do female seahorses exist? ›

After completing an elaborate courtship dance that may go on for hours or days, the female seahorse transfers her mature eggs into the male's brood pouch, where they are fertilized.

What is the most endangered seahorse? ›

The Knysna seahorse, Hippocampus capensis, is the world's most endangered seahorse species, and it presently survives in only three estuaries on the South African south coast.

What are purple seahorses called? ›

Hippocampus bargibanti has a short snout, rounded knob-like coronet and irregular bulbous tubercles on the body. It has a rounded spine above each eye and on each cheek. Two colour morphs are recorded for this species, one is pale grey or purple with pink or red tubercles, the second is yellow with orange tubercles.

Is there such thing as a rainbow seahorse? ›

Seahorses are quite small creatures, ranging from 2cm to 30cm (the length of a common ruler), and come in all different colours - in fact some are rainbow!

Can seahorses be blue? ›

For example, seahorses have no blue pigment cells, but the color blue can be approximated nonetheless. A low concentration of melanin (black pigment) deep in the dermal layer gives the skin of the fish a bluish cast.

Can a male seahorse have babies? ›

In seahorses and pipefish, it is the male that gets pregnant and gives birth. Seahorse fathers incubate their developing embryos in a pouch located on their tail. The pouch is the equivalent of the uterus of female mammals.

Can you have a sea horse as a pet? ›

Yes, you can buy a seahorse as a pet. However, seahorses are saltwater fish, and therefore require a saltwater aquarium, which is not cheap to setup and not easy to maintain. They are recommended for professionals and expert hobbyists only.

What is the hardiest seahorse? ›

Lined (Hippocampus erectus)

It is one of the hardiest species and it will grow to a maximum length of 7.5”. ORA's Lined Seahorses will thrive on frozen mysis and should be fed at least 2 to 3 times a day.

Is a sea dragon a seahorse? ›

Seadragons are not seahorses, but they are closely related. Together with many pipefish species, they form a group of fishes that all have long tube-like snouts and have bony plates enclosing the body. The males always take care of the young. It is fairly easy to tell seahorses and seadragons apart.

How many species are in Syngnathidae? ›

Syngnathidae, our largest family, includes approximately 300 species of seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons. Seahorses have evolved to swim upright in the water and make use of a prehensile tail to anchor themsleves to seagrass, corals, and other holdfasts.

Are seahorses the only species where the male gives birth? ›

Seahorses and their close relatives, sea dragons, are the only species in which the male gets pregnant and gives birth. Male seahorses and sea dragons get pregnant and bear young—a unique adaptation in the animal kingdom. Seahorses are members of the pipefish family.

Are seahorses intersex? ›

Answer and Explanation:

Seahorses are not one of those animals who change their sex. The female lays the eggs and the male carries the fertilized eggs on his back. They remain male and female.

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