Long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Hippocampus guttulatus
- Common name
- Long-snouted seahorse
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Size
- 12–21 cm
- Depth
- 1–20 m
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- seagrass, reef
- Behaviours
- solitary, diurnal, camouflage
- Ocean zones
- Mediterranean, East Atlantic
Description
A delicate cryptic fish with a long snout and skin filaments. Found in Posidonia meadows where pairs perform daily greeting dances.
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Long-snouted seahorse?
- Long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) reaches 12–21 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Long-snouted seahorse?
- Long-snouted seahorse is found between 1–20 m deep.
- Is the Long-snouted seahorse dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Long-snouted seahorse?
- IUCN status: Data deficient (DD).
- Where can you find the Long-snouted seahorse?
- Found in: Mediterranean, East Atlantic.
Other species in the family Syngnathidae
- Hippocampus pontohi - Pontoh's pygmy seahorse
- Hippocampus denise - Denise's pygmy seahorse
- Hippocampus severnsi - Severns' pygmy seahorse
- Hippocampus hippocampus - Short-snouted seahorse
- Corythoichthys flavofasciatus - Yellow-banded pipefish
- Corythoichthys intestinalis - Messmate pipefish
Sources
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia