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    The Great Brazilian Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) is found from the Bahamas to Venezuela at depths up to 55 meters, often seen clinging to gorgonian corals, seagrass, mangroves and seaweed. It grows up to 17.5 cm long with a long, thick snout and narrow body that is usually plain colored but sometimes decorated with dark spots. This species faces threats from being collected for the aquarium trade and use in folk medicine.

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    The Great Brazilian Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) is found from the Bahamas to Venezuela at depths up to 55 meters, often seen clinging to gorgonian corals, seagrass, mangroves and seaweed. It grows up to 17.5 cm long with a long, thick snout and narrow body that is usually plain colored but sometimes decorated with dark spots. This species faces threats from being collected for the aquarium trade and use in folk medicine.

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    The Great Brazilian Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) is found from the Bahamas to Venezuela at depths up to 55 meters, often seen clinging to gorgonian corals, seagrass, mangroves and seaweed. It grows up to 17.5 cm long with a long, thick snout and narrow body that is usually plain colored but sometimes decorated with dark spots. This species faces threats from being collected for the aquarium trade and use in folk medicine.

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    Scientific Name: Hippocampus reidi Common Name/s: Longsnout Seahorse, Slender Seahorse, Great Brazilian Countries: Bahamas; Barbados;

    Belize; Bermuda; Brazil; Colombia; Cuba; Grenada; Haiti; Jamaica; Panama; United States (Florida, North Carolina); Venezuala Food: Carnivorous creature that eats amphipod, grass shrimp, ghost shrimp and brine shrimp. They mostly eat small crustaceans. Habitat & Ecology: Seen at depths as great as 55m. It has been found on gorgonian corals, seagrass, mangroves and Sargassum. This species may be particularly susceptible to decline. Size and Appearance: 17.5 cm from the top of the coronet to the tip of its straightened tail. Has a broad, almost double cheek and the snout is long and thick. The body is narrow, usually without any skin appendages. The colours of a Great Brazilian can be red, saffron, buttercup, ochre or mustard yellow. The body is often decorated with numerous dark spots. Threats: Collected and traded in the Americas as aquarium fish, folk medicine, curiosities and for religious purposes.

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