Tigertail Seahorse (Hippocampus comes) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Tigertail Seahorse
The Tigertail Seahorse is among the most-ommonly-seen seahorses in the Andaman Sea and the Coral Triangle. Like all seahorse species, the male gives birth to hundreds of live young after a gestation period of 2-3 weeks. They are classified as a nocturnal bony fish in the order of Syngnathiformes, family Syngnathidae.
Tigertail Seahorse (Hippocampus comes) rarely seen away from its coral or fan, on which it wraps its tail.
Credit: Alexander Kiermayer
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Tigertail Seahorse Hippocampus comes
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| Scientific Rank | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata (Chordates)
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| Class: |
Actinopterygii
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| Order: | Syngnathiformes (Seahorses & Pipefish) |
| Family: | Syngnathidae (Syngnathidae) |
| Genus: | Hippocampus (Hippocampus) |
| Species: | Hippocampus comes |
| Size | |
| Average Size: | 15 centimetres |
No Troubles Just Bubbles' divers who recently saw Tigertail Seahorse
Cailyn
Spotted in:
Thailand
Thailand Diving from boat: The Junk
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Boonsung Wreck
When: Nov 2022
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