Denise's pygmy seahorse
Hippocampus denise
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Hippocampus
Where to Find
Found in 5 diving areas across 4 countries and 2 regions.
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 3 records
- Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu - 1 records
- Komodo, Indonesia - 1 records
- Raja Ampat, Indonesia - 9 records
- Mabul & Kapalai, Malaysia - 1 records