Seahorse

**Hippocampus**
	genus of fishes
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Instance of	taxon;
Start time	24th millennium BC;
Different from	seahorse; Seepferdchen;
Common name
	Afrikaans: Seeperd; العربية: فرس البحر; مصرى: فرس البحر; asturianu: Hippocampus hippocampus; azərbaycanca: Dənizatı; تۆرکجه: دنیزآتی; беларуская: Марскія конікі; беларуская (тарашкевіца): канярыбка; български: Морски кончета; བོད་ཡིག: མཚོ་རྟེའུ།; brezhoneg: Marc'h-mor; bosanski: Morski konjic; català: Cavall marí; Cebuano: Kabayo-kabayo; corsu: Cavaddu di mari; čeština: koníček; dansk: Søheste; Deutsch: Seepferdchen; Schweizer Hochdeutsch: Seepferdchen; Ελληνικά: Ιππόκαμπος; Esperanto: Hipokampo; eesti: Merihobuke; euskara: Itsas zaldi; فارسی: اسب دریایی; suomi: Merihevoset; français: Hippocampe; Nordfriisk: Siahingster; Gaeilge: Capall mara; galego: Cabalo de mar; עברית: סוסון-ים; हिन्दी: अश्वमीन; hrvatski: Morski konjic; hornjoserbsce: Mórske koniki; magyar: Csikóhalak; Bahasa Indonesia: Kuda laut; Ido: Hipokampo; íslenska: Sæhestar; 日本語: タツノオトシゴ; Jawa: Jaran segara; ქართული: ზღვის ცხენთევზა; қазақша: Ат-балық; ಕನ್ನಡ: ಕಡಲ್ಗುದುರೆ; 한국어: 해마; кыргызча: Деңизтайлар; Lingua Franca Nova: Cavalo de mar; latviešu: Jūraszirdziņi; 文言: 海馬; македонски: Морско коњче; മലയാളം: കടൽക്കുതിര; ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ: ꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯀꯣꯜ; Bahasa Melayu: Kuda laut; မြန်မာဘာသာ: ရေနဂါး; Bân-lâm-gú: Hái-bé; norsk bokmål: sjøhester; नेपाली: समुन्द्री घोडा; Nederlands: Zeepaardjes; norsk: Sjøhester; Diné bizaad: Táłtłʼááh łį́į́ʼ; occitan: Ipocamp; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਘੋੜਾ; polski: pławikoniki; پنجابی: سمندری گھوڑا; português: Cavalo-marinho; português do Brasil: Cavalo-marinho; Runa Simi: Challwatayka; русский: Морские коньки; srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Morski konjic; සිංහල: මුහුදු අශ්වයා; slovenščina: Morski konjiček; shqip: Kali i detit; српски / srpski: Морски коњић; svenska: Sjöhästar; தமிழ்: கடற்குதிரை; తెలుగు: సముద్ర గుర్రం; тоҷикӣ: Аспакмоҳӣ; ไทย: ม้าน้ำ; Tagalog: Kabayo-kabayohan; Türkçe: Denizatı; українська: Морський коник; اردو: سمندری گھوڑا; oʻzbekcha/ўзбекча: Dengiz otlari; Tiếng Việt: Cá ngựa; 吴语: 水马; 粵語: 海馬; 中文: 海馬; 中文（中国大陆）: 海马属; 中文（臺灣）: 海馬屬;
Taxonomy
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Megaclass	Osteichthyes
Superclass	Actinopterygii
Class	Actinopteri
Subclass	Neopterygii
Infraclass	Teleostei
Megacohort	Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohort	Clupeocephala
Cohort	Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohort	Neoteleostei
Infracohort	Eurypterygia
Section	Ctenosquamata
Subsection	Acanthomorphata
Division	Acanthopterygii
Subdivision	Percomorphaceae
Series	Syngnatharia
Order	Syngnathiformes
Family	Syngnathidae
Subfamily	Hippocampinae
Genus	Hippocampus
Taxon author	Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, 1810
Authority control
	Q74363; Library of Congress authority ID: sh85119218; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007565755705171; NCBI taxonomy ID: 72046; ITIS TSN: 166487; Encyclopedia of Life ID: 46567766; BioLib taxon ID: 126803; Fossilworks taxon ID: 35862; GBIF taxon ID: 5201029; WoRMS-ID for taxa: 126224; New Zealand Organisms Register ID: 4bf897d7-d588-4513-87f3-84900dd7b516; EPPO Code: 1HPPCG; iNaturalist taxon ID: 54541; NBN System Key: NHMSYS0021053453; BOLD Systems taxon ID: 64326; ADW taxon ID: Hippocampus; uBio ID: 5758410
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<nowiki>མཚོ་རྟེའུ།; Cavaddu di mari; Sæhestar; Kuda laut; seahorse; морски кончета; Denizatı; سمندری گھوڑا; Hippocampus; морський коник; Аспакмоҳӣ; 海马属; Dengiz otlari; Ат-балық; Hipokampo; koníček; Morski konjic; Hippocampus; Hippocampus; hippocampe; Jaran segara; Morski konjic; Mórske koniki; Cá ngựa; jūraszirdziņi; Seeperd; Táłtłʼááh łį́į́ʼ; Cavalo-marinho; Hái-bé; sjøhester; Dənizatı; ಕಡಲ ಕುದುರೆ; Hippocampus; فرس البحر; Marc'h-mor; ရေနဂါး; 海馬; csikóhalak; морски коњић; Itsas zaldi; 해마; Hippocampus hippocampus; Cavall marí; Seepferdchen; Seepferdchen; ม้าน้ำ; марскія конікі; اسب دریایی; 海马属; søhest; समुन्द्री घोडा; タツノオトシゴ; Hippocampus; ꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯀꯣꯜ; فرس البحر; Hippocampus; סוסון-ים; Hippocampus; морские коньки; अश्वमीन; సముద్ర గుర్రం; merihevoset; Siahingster; Seahorse; Hippocampus; கடற்குதிரை; Hippocampus; Hippocampus; Capall mara; zeepaardjes; канярыбка; Cavalo de mar; Ipocamp; دنیزآتی; Morski konjić; ზღვის ცხენთევზა; سمندری گھوڑا; Cavalo-marinho; Hippocampus; Деңизтайлар; Hippocampus; මුහුදු අශ්වයා; Morski konjiček; Kabayo-kabayohan; ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਘੋੜਾ; 水马; Kuda laut; pławikoniki; കടൽക്കുതിര; 海馬屬; Merihobuke; Hippocampus; Kali i detit; 海馬; Cabalo de mar; Hipokampo; Ιππόκαμπος; Морско коњче; género de peces; csontoshal-nem; xéneru de pexes; gènere de peixos; Yaku uywa; Gattung der Familie Seenadeln (Syngnathidae); gjini e peshqëve; 海龙科的一种鱼类; slægt af fisk; gen de pești; جنس من الاسماك; סוג של דג; genero di fishi; kalojen suku; ꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯗ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯊꯋꯥꯢ ꯄꯥꯟꯕ ꯑꯃ; rod ryb; genere di pesci; মাছের গণ; genre de poissons; gènus iwak; род рыбаў; género de peixes; adatzivju dzimtas ģints; рід риб; род риби; gênero de peixes; ငါးများ၏ မျိုးစု; genus ikan; fiskeslekt; fiskeslekt; geslacht uit de onderfamilie Hippocampinae; genus of fishes; géineas iasc; ಔಷಧಿಗಳ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ತಯಾರಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚೀನಿಯರು ಕಡಲ ಕುದುರೆ ಅನ್ನು ಬಳಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.; Deniz Canlısı; Peixe mariño; جنس من الأسماك; род небольших морских костистых рыб семейства морских игл отряда иглообразных; släkte av fiskar; Caballito de mar; Hipocampo; Caballo de mar; Hippocampus; Seahorse; Hippocampus; csikócák; Cavallu di mari; Hippocampus hippocampus; Hippocampus; Itsas zaldia; Hippocampus; морской конёк; морской конек; Hippocampus; Hippocampus; Марскі конік; اسب ماهی; Hippocampus; морско конче; Deniz-Atı; Hippocampus; Hippocamp; Hippocampus erectus; Denizatları; Deniz atı; 竜の落とし子; タツノオトシゴ属; Hippocampus; морські коники; Hippocampus; merihevonen; Hippocampus; cavalluccio marino; cavalluccio; Cheval de mer; Hippocampus; Kuda laut; Hippocampus; Hippocampus; Hippocampus; Морски коњићи; Hippocampus; Sea horse; Dagum dagum; Kabayongdagat; Dagum-dagum; Seahorse; Kabayong-dagat; Hippocampus; koniki morskie; konik morski; Seahorse; കടൽ കുതിര; Hippocampus; Cavalo Marinho; Hippocampus; Hipocampos; Cavalos marinhos; Táłtł'ááh łį́į́; Unduk-unduk; Hippocampus; Hippocampus hippocampus; Cavallet de mar; the seahorse genus; Seahorse; seahorse genus; sea horses; حصان البحر; Hippocampus; sjøhest</nowiki>

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Seahorse found in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
Dried seahorse found dead in Saint-Philibert (Morbihan, Brittany)
Seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) at the New England Aquarium, USA
Potbelly seahorses at Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, TN, USA
Seahorse found in St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Seahorse found in Turneffe Islands, Belize
H. kuda, known as the "common seahorse"
H. whitei, known as "White's seahorse"
H. subelongatus, known as the "West Australian seahorse"
Spiny seahorse H. histrix from East Timor holding on to soft coral with its prehensile tail
Hippocampus satomiae (Satomi's pygmy seahorse) attached to coral
Pregnant seahorse at the New York Aquarium
Macro of a mummified seahorse
Seahorse and scorpion skewers as street food in China
Seahorses on the floor in Guangzhou, China

Seahorse

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