Hippocampus coronatus

tatsunootoshigo

Hippocampus coronatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
Crowned seahorse

Length: 8 cm
Locality: Nagate, Kitakoura, Sado Is. Depth: 10 m
Environment: sand bottom
Water temperature: 29°C
Date: Aug, 2013 Photographer: Satoshi Awata

PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderGasterosteiformes
FamilySyngnathidae