National Geographic - UK (2022-04)

Hippocampus, from the ancient Greek for “horse” and “sea monster.”

A sampling of the

world’s 46 identified

seahorse species

reveals their array

of sizes, colors, crowns,

fins, and frills.

BIRCH AQUARIUM AT SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY, LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA; RAMALHETE MARINE STATION, UNIVERSITY OF THE ALGARVE, FARO, PORTUGAL

Pot-bellied
seahorse
H. abdominalis

Barbour’s

seahorse

H. barbouri

Short-snouted

seahorse

H. hippocampus

White’s

seahorse

H. whitei

Dwarf

seahorse

H. zosterae