Short-snouted seahorse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the short-snouted seahorse lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hippocampus hippocampus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Syngnathiformes
Family	Syngnathidae

Where does the short-snouted seahorse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the short-snouted seahorse in 12 countries and territories across Africa and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the short-snouted seahorse endangered?

The short-snouted seahorse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the short-snouted seahorse?

The short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Syngnathiformes and the family Syngnathidae, genus Hippocampus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the short-snouted seahorse

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, Portugal, Spain, and the Canary Islands, with small populations extending from the Atlantic into the North Sea.

Their preferred habitat is shallow muddy waters, estuaries, or seagrass beds.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Short-snouted seahorse (revision 1368452264), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302969 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).