Common Seahorse vs Florida arrowroot

Hippocampus kuda compared with Zamia pumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Common Seahorse Florida arrowroot
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Tracheophyta
Class Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish) Cycadopsida (ソテツ綱)
Order Perciformes (ペルカ目) Cycadales (ソテツ目)
Family Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish) Zamiaceae
Genus Amphiprion (Clownfish) Zamia
Species Hippocampus kuda Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Common Seahorse Florida arrowroot
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.

Florida arrowroot

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。

Florida arrowroot

No description available.

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