#2077 · 🐟 fish

Short-snouted Seahorse

🇳🇱 Kortsnuitzeepaardje ·Hippocampus hippocampus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Lynn Biscop · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Michael Bakker Paiva · CC BY 4.0
5. Netherlands:© Glenn Biscop · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Glenn Biscop · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Glenn Biscop · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Netherlands:© divingroland · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Glenn Biscop · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Glenn Biscop · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The short-snouted seahorse ( Hippocampus hippocampus ) is a species of seahorse in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea and parts of the North Atlantic, particularly around Italy and the Canary Islands. Colonies of the species have recently been discovered in the River Thames around London and Southend-on-Sea.

base stats

NL sightings 161iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,852iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 161 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #6 most seen of the fish in NL.
2,852 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).