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".
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The scientific name for sea turtles is "Cheloniidae" for the family that includes most species, and some common species are also known by specific scientific names, like "Chelonia mydas" for the green sea turtle.
Scientific names for organisms typically include the genus and species names.
The scientific name for sea anemone is Actiniaria.
Holidays are not assigned scientific names.
The scientific name for necklace sea stars is Astropecten polyacanthus.