Common Seahorse vs

Hippocampus kuda compared with Nitzschia angularis

Key Differences

  • Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Common Seahorse
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Chromista (크로미스타)
Phylum Chordata (척삭동물) Ochrophyta (대롱편모조식물)
Class Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish) Bacillariophyceae (원시배선규조류)
Order Perciformes (농어목) Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish) Bacillariaceae
Genus Amphiprion (Clownfish) Nitzschia
Species Hippocampus kuda Nitzschia angularis

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 Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Common Seahorse

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

Nitzschia angularis는 각진 끝부분과 세포벽의 용골 따라 위치한 뚜렷한 봉합선을 가진 세장형 우상형 담수 규조류이다. 강, 연못, 영양이 풍부한 호수를 포함한 부영양에서 중영양인 담수 환경에 서식한다. 이 광합성 규조류는 중간 정도로 영양이 풍부한 담수 조건과 관련된다.

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