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Bigbelly Seahorse
Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827

Bigbelly Seahorse habitat

The Bigbelly Seahorse occurs in harbours and protected bays. It can also be found holding onto algae under wharves or in sponge gardens in deeper water down to depths of at least 25 m.

The image shows a Bigbelly Seahorse photographed at a depth of 20 m at the Docks, Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia. It was photographed by G. McNeil.

Further reading

  1. Gomon, M.F, J.C.M. Glover & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. State Print, Adelaide. Pp. 992.
  2. Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-Eastern Australia. Crawford House Press. Pp. 437.
  3. Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
  4. Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and their Relatives. A Comprehensive Guide to Syngnathiformes. TMC Publishing Pp. 240.
  5. Kuiter, R.H. 2001. Revision of the Australian Seahorses of the Genus Hippocampus (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) with Descriptions of Nine New Species. Records of the Australian Museum. 53: 293-340.
  6. Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent, & H.J. Hall. 1999. Seahorses: an identification guide to the world's species and their conservation. Project Seahorse, London. Pp. 214.
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