Hippocampus erectus

Scientific Name: Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810

Common Name(s): Lined seahorse; Northern seahorse; hippocampe rayé (French)1; caballito de mar (Spanish; Mexico)1; spotted seahorse29

Synonyms: Hippocampus brunneus Bean, 1906 (synonym); Hippocampus fascicularis Kaup, 1856 (synonym); Hippocampus hudsonius DeKay, 1842 (synonym); Hippocampus kincaidi Townsend & Barbour, 1906 (synonym); Hippocampus laevicaudatus Kaup, 1856 (synonym); Hippocampus marginalis Kaup, 1856 (synonym); Hippocampus punctulatus Guichenot, 1853 (synonym); Hippocampus stylifer Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 (synonym); Hippocampus tetragonous Mitchill, 1814 (synonym); Hippocampus villosus Günther, 1880 (synonym)

Description: May or may not have lines visible. Depending upon coloration may show lines and/or saddles; may also show spots. Some specimens have fleshy appendages (cirri). Males often have a deep keel.