Common Seahorse vs Raia-áspersa

Hippocampus kuda compared with Raja radula

Key Differences

• Common Seahorse is Vulnerable while Raia-áspersa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Seahorse	Raia-áspersa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)	Rajidae
Genus	Amphiprion (Clownfish)	Raja
Species	Hippocampus kuda	Raja radula

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Seahorse and Raia-áspersa share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Raia-áspersa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Seahorse	Raia-áspersa
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.

Raia-áspersa

Common Seahorse

O cavalo-marinho-comum (Hippocampus kuda) é encontrado em águas tropicais e temperadas. Os machos carregam e dão à luz os filhotes.