Common Seahorse vs Ghost Shield

Hippocampus kuda compared with Pluteus pellitus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Ghost Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Perciformes (ペルカ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Pluteaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Pluteus
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Pluteus pellitus

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Ghost Shield

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Ghost Shield
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.

Ghost Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。