sea horse is a __

sea horse is a __

Explanation

A seahorse is any of 46 species of small marine fish in the genus Hippocampus.

"Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippókampos, itself from híppos meaning "horse" and kámpos meaning "sea monster" or "sea animal". 

Scientific name: Hippocampus

Family: Syngnathidae

Kingdom: Animalia