There are 32 species of seahorses known. The table below links to Fish Base's data files and each one contains a picture of the species. The italicized text below some of the names indicate "also known as" or "formally known as". On some there is a link for more information on species that we have kept or contributors have kept. If you have any contributions/corrections please email us here. Thanks!
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| Hippocampus
abdominalis Hippocampus agnesae Hippocampus bleekeri Hippocampus graciliformis |
Big Belly Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
algiricus Hippocampus kaupii Hippocampus punctulatus |
West African Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
angustus Hippocampus erinaceus |
Narrow Bellied Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
barbouri Hippocampus aimei Hippocampus arnei |
Barbour's Seahorse |
| Hippocampus bargibanti | Pygmy Seahorse |
| Hippocampus borbonensis | Réunion Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
breviceps Hippocampus tuberculatus |
Short Headed Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
camelopardalis Hippocampus subcoronatus |
Giraffe Seahorse |
| Hippocampus capensis | Knysna seahorse |
| Hippocampus comes | Tiger Tail Seahorse |
| Hippocampus coronatus | Crowned Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
erectus Hippocampus brunneus Hippocampus fascicularis Hippocampus hudsonius Hippocampus kincaidi Hippocampus laevicaudatus Hippocampus marginalis Hippocampus punctulatus Hippocampus stylifer Hippocampus tetragonous Hippocampus villosus |
Lined Seahorse |
| Hippocampus fisheri | Fisher's Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
fuscus Hippocampus brachyrhynchus Hippocampus natalensis |
Sea Pony |
| Hippocampus
guttulatus Hippocampus hippocampus microcoronatus Hippocampus hippocampus microstephanus Hippocampus longirostris |
Long Snouted Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
hippocampus Hippocampus antiquorum Hippocampus antiquus Hippocampus brevirostris Hippocampus europaeus Hippocampus heptagonus Hippocampus pentagonus Hippocampus vulgaris |
Short Snouted Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
histrix Hippocampus hystrix |
Thorny Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
ingens Hippocampus ecuadorensis Hippocampus gracilis Hippocampus hildebrandi |
Giant Seahorse |
| Hippocampus jayakari | Jayakar's Seahorse |
| Hippocampus kelloggi | Great Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
kuda Hippocampus aterrimus Hippocampus chinensis Hippocampus hilonis Hippocampus horai Hippocampus kuda multiannularis Hippocampus melanospilos Hippocampus moluccensis Hippocampus novaehebudorum Hippocampus polytaenia Hippocampus rhynchomacer Hippocampus taeniops Hippocampus taeniopterus Hippocampus tristis |
Spotted Seahorse |
| Hippocampus lichtensteinii | Lichtenstein's Seahorse |
| Hippocampus minotaur | Bullneck Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
mohnikei Hippocampus japonicus Hippocampus monckei Hippocampus monickei Hippocampus monike |
Japanese Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
reidi Hippocampus obtusus Hippocampus poeyi |
Slender Seahorse |
| Hippocampus sindonis | Dhiho's Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
spinosissimus Hippocampus arnei |
Hedge Hog Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
subelongatus Hippocampus elongatus |
West Australian Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
trimaculatus Hippocampus dahli Hippocampus kampylotrachelos Hippocampus manadensis Hippocampus mannulus Hippocampus planifrons Hippocampus takakurae |
Longnose Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
whitei Hippocampus novaehollandae Hippocampus novaehollandiae |
White's Seahorse |
| Hippocampus zebra | Zebra Seahorse |
| Hippocampus
zosterae Hippocampus regulus Hippocampus rosamondae more info |
Dwarf Seahorse |