SPECIES
Long-snouted seahorse
Hippocampus guttulatus
A tiny upright fish grips seagrass with its tail while watching small drifting prey.
Male seahorses carry embryos in a specialised brood pouch.
They capture small crustaceans in sheltered coastal vegetation.
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean seagrass, lagoons and coastal waters.
Where does a long-snouted seahorse live?
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean seagrass, lagoons and…
Worth knowing
- Adaptation Male seahorses carry embryos in a specialised brood pouch.
- Ecological role They capture small crustaceans in sheltered coastal vegetation.
- Home Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean seagrass, lagoons and coastal waters.
How it survives
Male seahorses carry embryos in a specialised brood pouch.
A tiny upright fish grips seagrass with its tail while watching small drifting prey.
Why relationships matter
They capture small crustaceans in sheltered coastal vegetation.
Where it lives
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean seagrass, lagoons and coastal waters.
Pressures and responses
Seagrass loss, polluted coasts and incidental fishing capture.
Restore seagrass and reduce destructive coastal fishing.
Sources
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology — Animal Diversity Web, Hippocampus guttulatus
- GBIF — Hippocampus guttulatus accepted taxon
Records of where it has been seen come live from GBIF; observed interactions from GloBI. Draft — not yet reviewed by a person.