Anatomically Correct Hippocampus

The Hippocampus is a mythological creature and has typically been depicted as having the upper body of a horse with the lower body of a fish.

Considerations

1. Gills or lungs? Would this creature come to the surface to take air, or would it breath under water using gills?
2. Would the hippocampus have one set of legs, as traditional mythologies have us believe, or would it not?

As this is a 'combination' of both a sea-faring creature and a mammal, I imagine some complications might arise in designing it.

How do I make a hippocampus anatomically correct while staying as close to the original mythology as possible?

posted almost 9 years ago

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