Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti
- Usual depth12–23 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Ian V. Shaw / Reef Life Survey, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Hippocampus bargibanti, also known as Bargibant's seahorse or the pygmy seahorse, is a species of seahorse in the family Syngnathidae found in the central Indo-Pacific area.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hippocampus bargibanti”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 124 records
- February: 71 records
- March: 112 records
- April: 123 records
- May: 119 records
- June: 71 records
- July: 96 records
- August: 110 records
- September: 115 records
- October: 120 records
- November: 102 records
- December: 117 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–23 m · Deepest record: 23 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) Rachel Crane, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Piotr Lukasik, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse, Bargibant's Seahorse, Gorgonian Seahorse, Pygmy Seahorse
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Pygmäenseepferdchen, Zwerg-Seepferdchen
- Spanish
- Caballito de Mar Pigmeo de Bargibant
- French
- Hippocampe pygmée rose
- Japanese
- Kodamatatsu, コダマタツ, ピグミーシーホース
- Thai
- ม้าน้ำแคระ
- Simplified Chinese
- 巴氏海馬, 巴氏海马, 巴氏豆丁海馬
Similar species
- Thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
- Spotted seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
- Big-head Seahorse
Hippocampus angustus
- Barbour's Seahorse
Hippocampus barbouri
- Great Seahorse
Hippocampus kelloggi
- Half-spined Seahorse
Hippocampus spinosissimus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 102 open-data records from 1971 to 2009.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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