Hippocampinae
| Hippocampinae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Idiotropiscis australe | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Hippocampinae Bonaparte, 1835 |
| Genera | |
|
Between 1 and 6 (see text) | |
The Hippocampinae are a subfamily of small marine fishes in the family Syngnathidae. Depending on the classification system used, it comprises either seahorses and pygmy pipehorses, or only seahorses.