HippocampusInfo is a central place to find seahorse information from around the world

Seahorses (genus Hippocampus) are unique marine fishes that many nations trade for use in traditional medicines, aquarium pets, and as decorations. Since 2002, seahorses have been listed on the international accord CITES¹. As of 2004, the seahorse trade must be controlled or monitored by members of CITES.

Created by Project Seahorse, this site assists CITES Parties by providing:

• Searchable libraries of reference material about many seahorse and marine conservation topics

• Easy-to-use identification guides for identifying:

  • all seahorse species (dried or live)

  • seahorse species found in the nine (9) focal CITES Parties/countries

• Historic trade information for CITES Parties/countries

• Links to marine conservation documents or websites