Cape seahorse
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| Hippocampus capensis Boulenger, 1900 |
The cape seahorse or knysna seahorse (Hippocampus capensis) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. It lives in the Knysna estuary and feeds on zooplankton and brine shrimp.
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- Lockyear, J. 2000. Hippocampus capensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007.
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