Hippocampus_casscsio
Hippocampus casscsio
Species of fish
Hippocampus casscsio, the Beibu Bay seahorse,[3] is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found off the coast of Hainan, China, and from sites around Beibu Bay/the Gulf of Tonkin. It inhabits shallow coastal waters to depths of 15 metres (49 ft).[1] It is expected to consume small benthic and planktonic crustaceans such as copepods, shrimps, and mysids, similar to other seahorses. This species is ovoviviparous, with males brooding eggs in a brood pouch before giving birth to live young.[1] It grows to a length of 13.3 centimetres (5.2 in).[3]
