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Originally posted by PJsStuff
That 5gal tank would be perfect. The others would be WAY to big. There Dwarf seahorses. Not sure on the Real scientific name.
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scientific name: Hippocampus Zosterae (Greek: hippos = horse, kampi = curve)
and then I read this on seahorse.org
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Traditionally I have read that Zostera is derived from Greek, with "zoster" meaning "belt" or "strap shaped". Most authors assume this was in reference to the shape of the leaves.
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however there is also rumor they are named after the seagrass zostera but there is reason to disbelieve that