北方刺海马为辐鳍鱼纲棘背鱼目海龙鱼科的其中一种，分布于中西太平洋区的澳洲北部及巴布亚纽几内亚南部海域，栖息深度12-60公尺，本鱼背鳍软条18枚，体环11个，尾环30-35个，体长可达14公分，栖息在大陆棚，属肉食性，以小型甲壳类为食，卵胎生。
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