Scientific Name	Hippocampus spinosissimus   Pronounce			by: ©Lourie, Sara A./Project Seahorse
Author	Weber, 1913	Depth	0 - 70M
Chinese	棘海馬	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	棘海馬
Max Length	16 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	海馬
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Sapeh Strait, Indonesia, Siboga station 49, depth 70 meters
Synonyms	Hippocampus aimei, Hippocampus arnei, Hippocampus histrix
Reference	Fishbase(2005)； Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall, 1999. Seahorses: an identification guide to the world's species and their conservation.. Project Seahorse, London. 214 p.  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Lourie, S. A., A. C. J. Vincent etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0053856. ASIZP0055765. ASIZP0058216. ASIZP0058527. ASIZP0060785. ASIZP0073310. ASIZP0073311. ASIZP0073312. ASIZP0074542. ASIZP0805785. ASIZP0805786. ASIZP0805787. ASIZP0915785. ASIZP0915786. ASIZP0915787.
Common Name	Hedgehog seahorse
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Vulnerable(VU) A4cd 2003-04-30   CITES Appendix 2
Characteristic	Rings: 11+40-41 (38-43). Snout length: 2.2 (1.9-2.4) in head length. Dorsal fin rays: 20 (18-22) covering 2+1 rings. Pectoral fin rays: 17-18 (16-19). Coronet: very low, in line with arch of neck, visible as five tiny points. Spines: low and small to slightly raised. Other distinctive characters: very sharp hook-like cheek and eye spines; quite flat in appearance; narrow head; no nose spine. Color pattern: golden orange, sandy colored or totally black; may have large dark spots on the dorsolateral surface of the first, fourth and seventh trunk ring (less visible in dark specimens, and more common in males than females); some specimens "zebra striped" in brown and white.
habitats	Inhabits gravel or sand bottoms around shallow reefs; muddy estuaries and near mangroves, tolerating brackish water.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from southern India to Japan, Australia and Tahiti. It is a common species in Taiwan except eastern part.
Utility	International trade is monitored through a licensing system (CITES II, since 5.15.04).