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Hippocampus

"A seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is any of 46 species of small marine fish in the genus Hippocampus. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippókampos (ἱππόκαμπος), itself from híppos (ἵππος) meaning "horse" and kámpos (κάμπος) meaning "sea monster". Having a head and neck suggestive of a horse, seahorses also feature segmented bony armour, an upright posture and a curled prehensile tail. Along with the pipefishes and seadragons (Phycodurus and Phyllopteryx) they form the family Syngnathidae." - (en.wikipedia.org 28.06.2021)

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Ornament mit Kind und Hunden[Neptune in a Shell Drawn by Horses; Neptun mit zwei Hippokampen][Thetis on a Shell; Thetis auf einer Muschel]Acanthus; Callionijmus; Delphinus fictitius; Fabulosus equus Neptuni [Acanthus, Callionymus, fiktionaler Delphin und fiktionales Seeross; A Callionymid, Fictional Dolphin, and a Fantasy Seahorse]Thomas Coulson Esq.[Neptun und Amphitrite]
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