Hippocampus Rafinesque, 1810
(seahorses)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusHippocampus (seahorses)
SubfamilyHIPPOCAMPINAE (a subfamily of bony fishes)
FamilySYNGNATHIDAE (pipefishes and seahorses)
OrderSYNGNATHIFORMES (pipefishes)
SuperorderACANTHOPTERYGII (advanced teleosts)
InfraclassTeleostei (teleost fishes)
ClassACTINOPTERYGII (ray-finned fishes)
Informal[Pisces] (fishes)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Hippocampus (seahorses) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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