Great seahorse
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| phylum | Chordata | The great seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi), also known as Kellogg’s seahorse, is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is one of the largest of the 54 species of seahorse. The head of the seahorse resembles a crown. Its spine is very prevalent, but has a rounded shape, especially above its eye. It is often confused for other species, and some great seahorses have even been thought to be an entirely new species, but gene sequencing has disproved this. They can be identified through their abnormally high tail rings on their comparatively slightly longer tails, which account for about 57% of their bodies.
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| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Syngnathiformes | |
| family | Syngnathidae | |
| genus | Hippocampus | |
| species | H. kelloggi |
