Shiho's seahorse

Shiho's seahorse or Sindo's Seahorse,^[1] painted seahorse (Hippocampus sindonis) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to the Pacific coastal waters of Japan (from Wakayama pref. to Chiba pref.).^[3] This species reaches a length of ca. 8 cm.^[4] It was listed by the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable in 1996 and Data Deficient in 2003, but was later reclassified as Least Concern.^[1] The specific name honours Michitaro Sindo, who was originally from Yamaguchi and who was assistant curator of fishes at Stanford University.^[5]

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  Hippocampus sindonis, conventional and X-ray images of holotype

Shiho's seahorse
Hippocampus sindonis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Genus:	Hippocampus
Species:	H. sindonis
Binomial name
Hippocampus sindonis (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901)