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Japanese Seahorse
Hippocampus mohnikei
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Actinopterygii ›Order: Syngnathiformes ›Family: Syngnathidae ›Genus: Hippocampus
About
The Japanese seahorse (in Japanese, kitano-umi-uma and sangotatsu) or lemur-tail seahorse (Hippocampus mohnikei) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. The Japanese seahorse reaches a maximum length of 8.0 cm, is usually dark brown and has a relatively long tail, a ridgelike coronet and flattened spines. Many seahorse species look similar, so in addition to any distinguishing features, individual specimens are identified using a series of specific measurements and counts of anatomical features such as...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Japanese Seahorse is Hippocampus mohnikei.
- Japanese Seahorse belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Japanese Seahorse belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Japanese Seahorse belongs to the class Actinopterygii.
- Japanese Seahorse belongs to the order Syngnathiformes.
- Japanese Seahorse belongs to the family Syngnathidae.
- Japanese Seahorse belongs to the genus Hippocampus.