Big-belly seahorse
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The big-belly seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis) or pot-bellied seahorse[3] is one of the largest seahorse species in the world, with a length of up to 35 cm (14 in), and is the largest in Australia.[4] Seahorses are members of the family Syngnathidae, and are teleost fishes. They are found in southeast Australia and New Zealand, and are listed on Appendix II of CITES.[5]
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Big-belly seahorse | |
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Hippocampus abdominalis, from the Sketchbook of fishes by William Buelow Gould, 1832 | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Hippocampus |
Species: | H. abdominalis |
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Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827 | |
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