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Hippocampus - Seahorses

Hippocampus algiricus

Kaup, 1856

West African Seahorse

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean: West Coast of Africa from Senegal to Angola.

Size: 7 inches - (17 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits tidepools, bays, and lagoons where seagrass is well established and feeds on minute crustaceans.

General Husbandry: Not purposely collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Syngnathiformes

    Suborder: Syngnathoidei

    Family: Syngnathidae

    Genus: Hippocampus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Hippocampus algiricus (West African Seahorse)
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