Long-snouted seahorse
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Classification and names
The long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) is a species of fish in the SyngnathidaeSyngnathidae
Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes the seahorses, the pipefishes, and the weedy and leafy sea dragons. The name is derived from Greek, meaning "fused jaw" - syn meaning fused or together, and gnathus meaning jaws. This fused jaw trait is something the entire family has in common...
family. The long-snouted seahorse is also referred to as the spiny seahorse.