A white juvenile thorny seahorse move a long the black sand bottom in the Lembeh Strait

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The spiny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix), also referred to as the thorny seahorse, is a seahorse in the family Syngnathidae (seahorses and pipefishes) of the order Syngnathiformes. H. histrix is found in seagrass beds as well as weedy or spongy reefs in the Indo-Pacific and has one of the largest species ranges of any seahorse. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 17 cm in length.

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Location: Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Underwater / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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