Common Seahorse vs Species code: Ps

Hippocampus kuda compared with Phyllospadix scouleri

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while Species code: Ps is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Species code: Ps
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Perciformes (ペルカ目)	Alismatales (オモダカ目)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Zosteraceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Phyllospadix
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Phyllospadix scouleri

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Species code: Ps

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Species code: Ps
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.

Species code: Ps

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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。