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Smooth seahorse

Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the smooth 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 smooth seahorse live?

Not recorded

Is the smooth 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 smooth seahorse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSyngnathiformes
  5. familySyngnathidae
  6. genusHippocampus
  7. SpeciesHippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814

Synonyms Hippocampus kampylotrachelos, Hippocampus lenis, Hippocampus manadensis, Hippocampus mannulus, Hippocampus sexmaculatus, Hippocampus takakurae

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Flat-faced seahorseEnglish
  • Longnose seahorseEnglish
  • Low-crown seahorseEnglish
  • Low-crowned seahorseEnglish
  • Lowcrown seahorseEnglish
  • Three-spot seahorseEnglish
  • Cavallet de mar indiCatalan
  • koníček trojskvrnnýCzech
  • Caballito de Mar de tres PuntosSpanish
  • Ippocampo trimaculatoItalian
  • タカクラタツJapanese
  • 점해마Korean
  • Cavalo-marinho-indianoPortuguese
  • ม้าน้ำสามจุดThai
  • Üçbenekli DenizatıTurkish
  • 海馬Chinese
  • Cavalluccio trimaculatoItalian
  • Takakura-tatsuJapanese
  • 三斑海馬Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the smooth 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 smooth seahorse?

The smooth seahorse (Hippocampus trimaculatus) 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). Smooth seahorse (Hippocampus trimaculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-seahorse

MLA

“Smooth seahorse (Hippocampus trimaculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-seahorse.

BibTeX
@misc{smooth_seahorse_2026,
  title = {Smooth seahorse (Hippocampus trimaculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-seahorse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}