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    Common seahorse

    Common seahorse

    Hippocampus kuda

    Reef Fish
    Vulnerable

    The Common seahorse (Hippocampus kuda) is recorded at 22 diving areas across 15 countries, most often around KwaZulu-Natal, Southern Islands and Ishigaki & Yaeyama.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    YapMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Espiritu SantoVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    El GounaEgypt
    Rarely seen here
    HurghadaEgypt
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderSyngnathiformes
    FamilySyngnathidae
    GenusHippocampus

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