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West Australian seahorse
The tiger snout seahorse or West Australian seahorse is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family.
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The West Australian seahorse lives in the demersal, non-migratory, brackish, marine, depth range 1 - 25 m environment.
Information on the West Australian seahorse is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly . More
West Australian seahorse showing colour variation West Australian seahorse showing colour variation © Dean Eldrid Pair of West Australian seahorses Pair of West Australian seahorses © Gregory Ochocki / SeaPics. More
however the West Australian seahorse is unique to WA and is found nowhere else in the world. The WA seahorse is distinguished from other seahorses by dark lines around its snout. More
West Australian seahorses vary in colour but can be distinguished by the series of brown lines along the snout. Growing to about 22 centimetres in length, they are found in sheltered reefs, sponge gardens and seagrass beds along the Western Australian coast. More
Common names
Hippocampus subelongatus in Catalan (Català)
Tiger snout seahorse in English
West Australian seahorse in English
Family : Syngnathidae
Genus : Hippocampus
Species : Hippocampus subelongatus
Authority : Castelnau, 1873