Fish of the Hippocampus genus of the Hippocampinae (seahorses) subfamily of the Syngnathidae family of the Syngnathiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Long-snouted seahorse. Photo © zeepaardjes.com)
Long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) was first described in 1829 by the French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832).
It inhabits the depths of 1-20 meters. The maximum recorded length is 21.5 cm. It has a sedentary lifestyle. It feeds on small crustaceans and shrimps.
(Long-snouted seahorse. Photo by © David Luquet. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea, more common in its northern part.
Names of long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) in other languages as follows:
Дългоносо морско конче (Dilgonoso morsko konche) (Bulgarian), Pettyes csikóhal (Hungarian), Αλογάκι της θάλασσας (Aljogaki tis faljassas) (Greek), Caballito de mar (Spanish), Cavalluccio marino (Italian), Europäisches Seepferdchen (German), Pławikonik sargassowy (Polish), Căluţ de mare (Romanian), Длиннорылый морской конёк (Dlinnorylyi morskoj konjok) (Russian), Dugokljuni morski konjić (Serbian, Croatian), Hippocampe à long bec (French), Koníček mořský (Czech).