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Large seahorse

Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827

Status not recordedbony fish

The large seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis) is a species in the family Syngnathidae, order Syngnathiformes.

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Quick facts about the large seahorse

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the large seahorse live?

Not recorded

Is the large seahorse endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the large seahorse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSyngnathiformes
  5. familySyngnathidae
  6. genusHippocampus
  7. SpeciesHippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827

Synonyms Hippocampus agnesae, Hippocampus bleekeri, Hippocampus graciliformis

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Australian pot-belly seahorseEnglish
  • Big-bellied sea-horseEnglish
  • Big-bellied seahorseEnglish
  • Big-belly seahorseEnglish
  • Bigbelly seahorseEnglish
  • Eastern Potbelly seahorseEnglish
  • Pot-bellied seahorseEnglish
  • Potbelly seahorseEnglish
  • Cavallet de mar panxa d'ollaCatalan
  • koníček velkobřichýCzech
  • Storbuget søhestDanish
  • DickbauchseepferdchenGerman
  • Caballito de mar panzón del esteSpanish
  • Rippkõht-merihobukeEstonian
  • PullukkamerihevonenFinnish
  • Nagyhasú csikóhalHungarian
  • Ippocampo panciutoItalian
  • ポットベリード・シーホースJapanese
  • ManaiaMāori
  • Pławikonik WielkobrzuchyPolish
  • Cavalo-marinho-barrigudoPortuguese
  • Морський коник пузатийUkrainian
  • 膨腹海马Chinese
  • Australisches Dickbauch-SeepferdchenGerman
  • Neuseeland-Topfbauch-SeepferdchenGerman
  • Topfbauch-SeepferdchenGerman
  • Cavalluccio panciutoItalian
  • HinamokiMāori
  • InamokiMāori
  • KioremoanaMāori

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large seahorse

Other species in the same genus Hippocampus.

Seahorse

Hippocampus guttulatus

SyngnathidaeNo free photo yet

Sea pony

Hippocampus kuda

SyngnathidaeNo free photo yet

Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

SyngnathidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the large seahorse?

The large seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis) belongs to the family Syngnathidae in the order Syngnathiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-seahorse

MLA

“Large seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-seahorse.

BibTeX
@misc{large_seahorse_2026,
  title = {Large seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-seahorse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}