南非海馬(學名:Hippocampus capensis)為輻鰭魚綱棘背魚目海龍魚科的其中一種,被IUCN列為瀕危保育類動物,分佈於東南大西洋的南非海域,棲息深度可達20公尺,體長可達12.1公分,棲息在海灣或潮間帶,屬肉食性,以小型甲殼類為食,卵胎生,可做為觀賞魚。
其種加詞「capensis」意為「南非開普省的/好望角的」。
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