The colouration of the Bigbelly Seahorse is variable. It can be brown, orange, white, yellow, grey or even mottled. It sometimes has dark spots and long filaments on the head or body. The colouration appears correlated with habitat.

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Habitat Rocky reefs, sponge gardens and kelp habitats and also be found in seagrass beds
Size Can grow to around 35cm
Origin Native
Distribution From New South Wales to South Australia including Tasmania it can also be found in New Zealand
Descriptions
Distribution
From New South Wales to South Australia including Tasmania it can also be found in New Zealand
Habitat
Rocky reefs, sponge gardens and kelp habitats and also be found in seagrass beds
Size
Can grow to around 35cm
Common Name Bigbelly Seahorse
Aliases Eastern Potbelly Seahorse,
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderSyngnathiformes
FamilySyngnathidae
GenusHippocampus
SpeciesHippocampus abdominalis
Synonyms

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There are no known synonyms for this species
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