Species group · Bony fish

Seahorses

WAnimals has 2 species of seahorse, all in the family Syngnathidae.

2 species

1 family

84 countries

66 parks

Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.

All 2 species of seahorses on WAnimals

Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

Spotted Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

2 Vulnerable

2 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.

Recorded in 84 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

It is the male, not the female, that carries the fertilised eggs in a specialised brood pouch.
From Short-snouted Seahorse
For all its slowness it is an extremely effective predator, with a strike success rate close to 90%.
From Short-snouted Seahorse
Hard data on this species is limited; many figures come from comparisons across the genus Hippocampus.
From Short-snouted Seahorse
It is the male that carries the young: the female deposits the eggs in his belly pouch with an ovipositor and he broods them and gives birth to fully formed offspring.
From Spotted Seahorse
Births tend to coincide with the full moon and also depend on the monsoon and the water temperature.
From Spotted Seahorse
It forms monogamous pairs through the breeding cycle, and the female may deposit a new clutch on the very day the previous brood is born.
From Spotted Seahorse