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Big head seahorse

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Syngnathiformes

Genus
  
Hippocampus

Higher classification
  
Seahorse

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Syngnathidae

Scientific name
  
Hippocampus grandiceps

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Lichtenstein's seahorse, Hippocampus colemani, Bullneck seahorse, Seahorse, RĂ©union seahorse

The big-head seahorse (Hippocampus grandiceps) is a seahorse of average size that inhabits the Gulf of Carpentaria in Northern Australia. It reaches a maximum size of about 10 centimeters.

References

Big-head seahorse Wikipedia