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Hippocampus breviceps Peters, 1869

Shorthead seahorse
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Common names from other countries

Knobby seahorse, Short-headed seahorse, 短头海马, ... more

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> Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Hippocampus: Greek, ippos = horse + Greek,kampe = curvature (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Peters.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 0 - 15 m (Ref. 52034).   Temperate; 21°S - 43°S

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