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title: "Spiny Seahorse"
description: "Hippocampus histrix — Pesci. The spiny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix), also referred to as the thorny seahorse, is a small marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, native to the Indo-Pacific area."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/spiny-seahorse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spiny Seahorse

> Hippocampus histrix — Pesci. The spiny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix), also referred to as the thorny seahorse, is a small marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, native to the Indo-Pacific area.

- Scientific name: *Hippocampus histrix*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1834
- Wikidata: [Q2047840](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2047840)
- iNaturalist taxon: [102823](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/102823)

## Names

- en: Spiny Seahorse
- de: Dorniges Seepferdchen
- es: Caballito de mar espinoso
- fr: Hippocampe épineux
- pl: Pławikonik kolczasty

## Countries with the most observations

PH (550), KE (514), ID (506), TZ (52), ZA (27), TL (17), MZ (14), NC (14), JP (10), MG (9), MY (9), TH (7)

## Summary

The spiny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix), also referred to as the thorny seahorse, is a small marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, native to the Indo-Pacific area. It is classified as a Vulnerable species by the IUCN.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_seahorse

## Photo

![Spiny Seahorse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spiny-seahorse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris Spain · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258494336

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spiny-seahorse?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).