Thorny Seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
Syngnathidaemacro17cm / 6.7inVulnerable
About Thorny Seahorse.
Medium-sized seahorse with prominent spiny coronet and dermal spines, typically found clinging to rubble or soft coral in muck and sheltered reef environments.
Where it lives.
Muck and sandy rubble near reef
How it behaves.
Sedentary, clasps substrate with prehensile tail