Common Seahorse vs

Hippocampus kuda compared with Eunotia eurycephala

Key Differences

  • Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Common Seahorse
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Chromista (クロミスタ)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)
Class Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish) Bacillariophyceae (クサリケイソウ綱)
Order Perciformes (ペルカ目) Eunotiales (Eunotiales)
Family Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish) Eunotiaceae
Genus Amphiprion (Clownfish) Eunotia
Species Hippocampus kuda Eunotia eurycephala

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Common Seahorse

タツノオトシゴ(Hippocampus kuda)は熱帯および温帯の海域に分布する。オスが子を育てて出産するという独特な繁殖形態で知られる。

Eunotia eurycephalaはEunotia属の淡水珪藻で、広く拡張した丸みのある頭極と緩やかに湾曲した弁輪郭で認識されます。ヨーロッパと北米全土の泥炭地、スファグナム湿地、山岳湖を含む軟らかく酸性の淡水環境に生息します。この種は水質化学モニタリングの生物指標として機能します。

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