Jeffords, Jeffrey
Identification
Hippocampus kuda (Common seahorse)
Location
aquarium specimen, not recorded
Caption
This species is commonly known as the spotted seahorse, yellow seahorse, or estuary seahorse. It is characteristically smoother in appearance than most other species, of medium size, 7-17 cm (2.7-6.7 inches). Shown here is a female, identifiable by its lack of a large brood pouch for harboring the young.
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Anatomy
- Female
- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic
Contributors
Jeffrey N. Jeffords (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
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