This spotted seahorse (Hippocampus kuda), also known as yellow seahorse, was found during OPCFHK Seahorse Survey Project 2012.
Spotted Seahorse is one of the most valuable seahorses in traditional Chinese medicine. It is caught and traded for medicines, aquaria and curios. Hippocampus kuda is listed as vulnerable in IUCN Redlist.
This spotted seahorse portrait was published in Sunny Campus of Sing Tao Daily (16May2019).