Updated on 12 January 2021
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Common name
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Black seahorse; short-snouted seahorse |
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Scientific name:
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Hippocampus hippocampus
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Synonyms:
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Hippocampus antiquorum, Hippocampus antiquus, Hippocampus brevirostris, Hippocampus europaeus, Hippocampus heptagonus, Hippocampus pentagonus, Hippocampus rondeletii, Hippocampus vulgaris
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Distribution:
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Atlantic - eastern central, northeast, Mediterranean and Black Sea |
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CITES listing:
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Appendix II (15/05/04) |
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Photo:
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© Patrick Louisy (taken at the Banyuls aquarium, south of France) |
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