Barbour's seahorse
| Barbour's seahorse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Hippocampus |
| Species: | H. barbouri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippocampus barbouri D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908 | |
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Barbour's seahorse (Hippocampus barbouri) is a species of seahorse. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is often confused with the hedgehog seahorse, H. histrix.
References
- Project Seahorse 2002. Hippocampus barbouri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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