A major reason is that "sea horse" actually covers multiple different species of animals living in many different habitats. A scientific name needs to be specific to one interbreeding population of animals so that information about that species can be discussed without confusion.
Put another way, using "sea horse" as a scientific name is about as useful as talking about "rocks" in geology - there are so many different things you could be talking about that a scientific conversation is not possible without further defining what exactly you are looking at.
Hippocampus....it may sound weird but its true
Seahorses and related pipe-fishes are of the genus Hippocampus, in the family Syngnathidae. The name of the common or spotted seahorse is Hippocampus kuda
a good name for a scientific hamster would be sir sniffles have fun naming your hamster
Seahorse is the title given to forty-seven species of marine fish in the genus Hippocampus. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning "horse" and kampos meaning "sea monster".
The scientific name of the good luck plant is Dracaena sanderiana. It is also commonly known as lucky bamboo.
Hippocampus is the scientific name for seahorse.
The scientific name for the Cape seahorse is Hippocampus capensis.
Hippocampus....it may sound weird but its true
A Seahorse is not an amphibian, it does not have the ability to breath air such as frogs, toads and newts. Seahorses are small marine fishes
The Latin name for seahorse is Hippocampus.
Of course you can name your seahorse if it is your pet!
his pet is a sea snail named Gary.
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Seahorses and related pipe-fishes are of the genus Hippocampus, in the family Syngnathidae. The name of the common or spotted seahorse is Hippocampus kuda
The binomial nomenclature of a seahorse is Hippocampus. The genus name is Hippocampus, which refers to the shape of a seahorse's head resembling a horse, and the species name is determined based on the specific species of seahorse, such as Hippocampus kuda or Hippocampus zosterae.
A sawhorse for one. Mybe is good adiwse
doris meaning the greek goddess of the sea amphitrite meaning the wife of god of water