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Hippocampus histrix

Scientific Name: Hippocampus hystrix Kaup, 1856

Common Name(s): Thorny seahorse; spiny seahorse; longspine seahorse Synonyms: Hippocamphus hystrix Kaup, 1856 (synonym); Hippocampus guttulatus (non Cuvier, 1829) (misapplied name); Hippocampus hystrix Kaup, 1856 (synonym); Hippocampus ramulosus (non Leach, 1814) (misapplied name)

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