Common Seahorse vs Munk's devil ray

Hippocampus kuda compared with Mobula munkiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Munk's devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Mobula
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Mobula munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Seahorse and Munk's devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Munk's devil ray
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.

Munk's devil ray

Common Seahorse

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