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Zebra seahorse

Hippocampus zebra Whitley, 1964

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the zebra 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 zebra seahorse live?

Not recorded

Is the zebra 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 zebra seahorse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSyngnathiformes
  5. familySyngnathidae
  6. genusHippocampus
  7. SpeciesHippocampus zebra Whitley, 1964

Synonyms Hippocampus montebelloensis

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Monte Bello seahorseEnglish
  • Cavallet de mar zebraCatalan
  • koníček zebrovitýCzech
  • ZebrasøhestDanish
  • ZebraseepferdchenGerman
  • Caballito de Mar de Monte BelloSpanish
  • Ippocampo zebraItalian
  • pławikonik zebrowyPolish
  • Cavalo-marinho-zebraPortuguese
  • 条纹海马Chinese
  • koníček západoaustralskýCzech
  • Cavalluccio zebraItalian
  • Cavalluccio zebratoItalian
  • Ippocampo zebratoItalian
  • 條紋海馬Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the zebra 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 zebra seahorse?

The zebra seahorse (Hippocampus zebra) 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). Zebra seahorse (Hippocampus zebra). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebra-seahorse

MLA

“Zebra seahorse (Hippocampus zebra).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebra-seahorse.

BibTeX
@misc{zebra_seahorse_2026,
  title = {Zebra seahorse (Hippocampus zebra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebra-seahorse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}