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Best places to dive with Spotted Seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
A stout, variably coloured seahorse of shallow seagrass, silty bottoms and estuarine reef across the Indo-Pacific. One of the six Hippocampus species Marine Conservation Cambodia has recorded in the Koh Rong archipelago. Heavily taken for the dried-seahorse and aquarium trades, and IUCN lists it Vulnerable.
Destinations ranked by how reliably spotted seahorse is seen. The bars show the likelihood by month — never a guarantee. See the full species page for more.
| Month | Likelihood |
|---|---|
| January | occasional |
| February | occasional |
| March | occasional |
| April | occasional |
| May | occasional |
| June | occasional |
| July | occasional |
| August | occasional |
| September | occasional |
| October | occasional |
| November | occasional |
| December | occasional |
Hippocampus kuda is scientifically recorded around Phu Quoc, particularly on eastern seagrass and soft-bottom habitat. Routine coral day boats do not target the strongest survey sites, so sightings on recreational dives are occasional rather than reliable.
| Month | Likelihood |
|---|---|
| January | rare |
| February | rare |
| March | rare |
| April | rare |
| May | rare |
| June | rare |
| July | rare |
| August | rare |
| September | rare |
| October | rare |
| November | rare |
| December | rare |
Marine Conservation Cambodia has recorded six Hippocampus species in the Koh Rong archipelago — H. spinosissimus, H. kuda, H. histrix, H. trimaculatus, H. kelloggi and H. mohnikei — and identified a seahorse hotspot at one small island. Most records come from seagrass and survey work rather than recreational dives, so finding one on a normal fun dive is unlikely.