Common Seahorse vs

Hippocampus kuda compared with Lysobacter gummosus

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)
Order	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)	Xanthomonadales (Xanthomonadales)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Xanthomonadaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Lysobacter
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Lysobacter gummosus

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Common Seahorse

The common seahorse is found in tropical and temperate waters. Males carry and deliver the babies.

Lysobacter gummosus is a Gram-negative, gliding bacterium known for producing extracellular gummy polysaccharides that give colonies a characteristic sticky appearance. It inhabits aquatic and terrestrial environments including river sediments and soils. This chemoheterotroph feeds on organic matter and other microorganisms in its environment.