beach alectryon vs Common Seahorse

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Hippocampus kuda

Key Differences

beach alectryon is Least Concern while Common Seahorse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Common Seahorse
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
Order	Sapindales (صابونيات)	Perciformes (فرخيات)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)
Genus	Alectryon	Amphiprion (Clownfish)
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Hippocampus kuda

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Common Seahorse
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	17 cm
Average Weight	—	10 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Common Seahorse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Philippines. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.