Réunion seahorse explained

The Réunion seahorse (Hippocampus borboniensis)^[1] is a synonym of Hippocampus kuda, Weber, 1913.^[2] It is found in Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, South Africa, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtidal aquatic beds. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

• Project Seahorse 2003. Hippocampus borboniensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.

Notes and References

1. Book: Scales, Helen . Poseidon's Steed: The Story of Seahorses, From Myth to Reality . Penguin Publishing Group . 2009 . 978-1-101-13376-7 . 9 June 2019 . 136.
2. Lourie, S. A., R.A. Pollom and S.J. Foster, 2016. A global revision of the seahorses Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Syngnathiformes): taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research. Zootaxa, 4146(1):1-66.