Long-snouted seahorse
| Long-snouted seahorse | ||||||||||||||
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| Conservation status | ||||||||||||||
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) |
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| Binomial name | ||||||||||||||
| Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 |
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| Hippocampus longirostris Schinz, 1822 Hippocampus ramulosus Leach in Shaw & Nodder, 1814 |
The long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is found in Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Morocco, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and possibly Senegal. Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds. It is threatened by habitat loss.