Common Seahorse vs Devil weed

Hippocampus kuda compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Devil weed
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Chromista (크로미스타)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Ochrophyta (대롱편모조식물)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Phaeophyceae (갈조강)
Order	Perciformes (농어목)	Fucales (뜸부기목)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Sargassaceae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Sargassum
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Devil weed
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.

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and United States.

Common Seahorse

해마(Hippocampus kuda)는 열대 및 온대 해역에 분포한다. 수컷이 새끼를 품고 출산한다는 독특한 번식 방식으로 유명하다.