Scuba Season
Near Threatened· population decreasing· assessed 2026

Long-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus guttulatus

Sighting evidence at Keri Caves, Zakynthos

Long-snouted Seahorse

Photo: MARIA SYNATIKA · CC BY-NC

Long-snouted seahorses anchor themselves to gorgonian fans and posidonia fronds inside Keri's sheltered grottoes, using their prehensile tails to hold position in the gentle surge. Males carry developing young in brood pouches for about a month, so patient observers may spot gravid males at nearly any time of year.

Evidence at this site

0 records within 25 km

Confidence: low

No date on file
How is this calculated?

Sighting evidence is compiled from iNaturalist observation records within a set proximity radius, filtered for quality-grade observations. “Last confirmed” is the date of the most recent research-grade record. Record count covers a rolling 24-month window. Confidence reflects record count, recency, and consistency of seasonal signal.

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