Short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus breviceps)

Also known as:	Knobby seahorse, Short-headed seahorse
Synonyms:	Hippocampus tuberculatus

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Syngnathiformes
Family	Syngnathidae
Genus	Hippocampus (1)

Classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Information on the short-snouted seahorse is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact: arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

1. IUCN Red List (May, 2009)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org/
2. CITES (May, 2009)
   http://www.cites.org/