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Short-nosed seahorse
Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
AnimalsRascasses, scorpion fish, stone fish
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Short-snouted seahorseBritish English
- Langschauziges SeepferdchenGerman (Germany)
- Caballito de marEuropean Spanish
- Hippocampe à museau courtFrench (France)
- Cheval marinFrench (France)
- Hippocampe chauveFrench (France)
- Cavallucio marinoItalian (Italy)
- Cavallo marinhoEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Hippocampus antiquorum
- Hippocampus antiquus
- Hippocampus brevirostris
- Hippocampus europaeus
- Hippocampus heptagonus
- Hippocampus pentagonus
- Hippocampus vulgaris
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Sources
- BARRABES Michel, ADER Denis, LOUISY Patrick in : DORIS, 08/07/2017 : Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/299
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/569
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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