Author: Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
FBname: Crowned seahorse
Remark: The <i>Hippocampus coronatus</i> complex: <i>H. haema, H. coronatus, H. sindonis</i> (Ref. 117115).
Comments: Inhabits <i>Sargassum</i> belts near shore.  Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).  Length type OT refers to height (= TL - head length).  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).  The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).